Survey: Hospitalization Access for Patients of Migrant Health Centers and Combined Migrant and Community Health Centers.

Smith, David R.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ360184

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Publication Date: 1987

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Survey: Hospitalization Access for Patients of Migrant Health Centers and Combined Migrant and Community Health Centers.

Smith, David R.; And Others

Migration World, v15 n3 p20-23 1987

A study of migrant health centers' access to hospitals uncovered financial barriers to private hospital care when the patient was indigent or without health insurance. This may be exacerbated as private hospitals expand in states with many migrants. Cooperative efforts between public and private institutions are in order. (VM)

Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Financial Problems, Health Insurance, Hospitals, Medical Care Evaluation, Migrant Health Services, Migrants, Patients, Private Agencies, Private Financial Support, Public Health

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