Post-Katrina Clinic System Could be Low-Cost Model for Rest of Nation

A clinic-based system to provide healthcare in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina could serve as a national model for providing low-cost primary care to low-income groups, according to a report by the Commonwealth Fund.

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The report, based on a survey of clinic patients, finds that only 27 percent went without needed healthcare because of cost, compared with 41 percent of adults across the country.

Only 4 percent of the patients experienced duplicate medical tests or unavailable medical records compared with 34 percent nationally.

Read the Commonwealth Fund’s report on low-income clinics.

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