title: Opportunities in Medicare for federally qualified health centers.
abstract: Competition for Medicaid managed care recipients has cut into the resources traditionally available to safety net providers. At the same time, a lack of primary care providers in many rural areas has increased the demand for federally funded community health centers to serve senior citizens. To meet the needs of the communities they serve and to maintain revenue streams, community health centers are increasingly serving the Medicare population.
authors.affiliation: Health Resources Service Administration, Chicago, IL 60603, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wilk
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dorage
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003151:Community Health Centers / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004465:Economic Competition; D006123:Group Practice / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics*; D016345:Medicare Part B / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States