How Well Do Government Funded Health Centers Perform?

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By Molly Grady

Research shows government-funded community health centers provide better care than private practices.

Researchers at Stanford University looked at 18 common conditions seen in primary care.

They found community doctors who serve low-income and uninsured patients performed as well as private practice doctors in 13 of those areas.

Community doctors actually performed better in the other 5 areas.

Researchers say one reason for the superior care is community doctors are not as profit driven.
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