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Article: Many uninsured don't know safety net is available in their community.
- Article from:
- State Health Watch
- Article date:
- January 1, 2005
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Many uninsured dont know safety net is available in their community
Build it and they will come, the saying goes. But for safety net providers and the uninsured, it appears that building it isnt enough. You also have to be sure people know you exist and want them to come.
Many studies have been done on the need for safety net providers. But until recently, no one had looked at the level of awareness of those providers existence. A study by the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) paints a disturbing picture of how well or not people understand the help they have available, and what capacity problems could develop if they understood better.
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