The 34 community health centers studied for the report served 482,503 patients in 2007, up more than 51,000 from 2005. According to the report, the number of patients who lacked health insurance declined during the same time period.
The findings demonstrate a successful effort by the state to improve health coverage by expanding public programs and making private insurance more affordable, according to the release.
Read the Kaiser Family Foundation’s full report on patient volume at Massachusetts health centers (pdf).
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