Changes in Community Health Center Patients and Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic


December 21, 2022

Policy Brief

A report for Kaiser Family Foundation,  Changes in Community Health Center Patients and Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic, analyzes the changes in health center patients and services from 2019 (pre-pandemic) through 2021 using data from the Uniform Data System (UDS) to which all health centers are required to report annually. The report sheds light on how these safety-net providers and their patient populations have been impacted by the pandemic. The report was authored by Jessica Sharac , Bradley Corallo, Jennifer Tolbert,  Peter Shin , and Sara Rosenbaum.

Read the report