title: Prescription for public health disaster: budget cuts will weaken already fragile system.
abstract: Free and low-cost health clinics give poor or uninsured patients a safety net, a place they can turn to for routine medical care and disease management. These safety nets may need a life preserver themselves as Texas prepares to contend with a potential budget deficit of at least $11 billion when the legislature meets next January.
authors.affiliation: crystal.conde@texmed.org
authors.forename: Crystal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Conde
mesh_terms: D004190:Disasters; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D017057:Medically Uninsured; D011634:Public Health; D013781:Texas; D017664:Uncompensated Care; D014481:United States