Utilization of Health Care Services Among Medicare Beneficiaries Who Visit Federally Qualified Health Centers

Fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries who received their care at federally qualified health centers had fewer ambulatory visits and more visits to the ED compared to a matched comparison group of beneficiaries who received primary care from another source.

Source: RAND Research Health and Health Care - March 1, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Tara Lavelle; Justin W. Timbie; Claude Messan Setodji; Suzanne G. Wensky; Katherine D. Giuriceo; Mark W. Friedberg; Rosalie Jean Malsberger; Katherine L. Kahn Source Type: research