16. Using Primary Care to Bend the Cost Curve: The Potential Impact of Health Center Expansion in Senate Reforms.


October 15, 2009

Policy Brief

This report is an analysis of health reform legislation currently under consideration in the Senate. The analysis posits a consolidated measure combining elements of both the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee and Senate Finance Committee bills. A combination of both bills could expand health insurance coverage and investments in community health centers, while producing savings of $369 billion for the entire health care system and $105 billion for the federal portion of Medicaid over the next decade.

The report was authored by Leighton Ku, Peter Shin and Sara Rosenbaum.

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