title: Commentary--the history and contradictions of the health care safety net.
authors.forename: Howard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Waitzkin
mesh_terms: D003151:Community Health Centers / Q000266:history*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000266:history*; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000266:history*; D006801:Humans; D017057:Medically Uninsured; D017664:Uncompensated Care; D014481:United States