More Resources on the Safety Net

National Health Policy Forum - The Primary Care Safety Net: Strained, Transitioning, Critical
NHPF Principal Policy Analyst Jessamy Taylor authored a background paper to examine key primary care safety net providers, including federally qualified health centers, free clinics, local health departments, and safety net hospital outpatient departments and clinics, among others. The paper also explores the changing role of the primary care safety net in a post–health reform marketplace.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - A Primer on Health Care Safety Nets
Researchers Alison Snow Jones and Parsa S. Sajid created a document to help define the health care safety net, which includes examples of NAPH members and a vision for their future.

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