Utilization of health care services among Medicare beneficiaries who visit federally qualified health centers

• Main Authors: Tara A. Lavelle (Author), Adam J. Rose (Author), Justin W. Timbie (Author), Claude M. Setodji (Author), Suzanne G. Wensky (Author), Katherine D. Giuriceo (Author), Mark W. Friedberg (Author), Rosalie Malsberger (Author), Katherine L. Kahn (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Previous studies have disagreed on whether patients who receive primary care from federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) have different utilization patterns than patients who receive care elsewhere. Our objective was to compare patterns of healthcare utilization between Medic...