title: The nurse-managed health center safety net: a policy solution to reducing health disparities.
abstract: Nurse-managed health centers are critical safety net providers. Increasing support of these centers is a promising strategy for the federal government to reduce health disparities. To continue as safety net providers, nurse-managed health centers need to receive equal compensation as other federally funded providers. Ultimately, the long-term sustainability of nurse-managed centers rests on prospective payments or similar federally mandated funding mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: National Nursing Centers Consortium, 260 South Broad Street, 18th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA. tine@nncc.us
authors.forename: Tine
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hansen-Turton
mesh_terms: D003151:Community Health Centers / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D005380:Financing, Government / Q000191:economics; D006291:Health Policy / Q000191:economics*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000191:economics; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States