ANALYSIS: A smart investment in kids' health

By Wendell Potter

Affordable Care Act's grants for school-based health centers are cost effective

Excerpts from this story referencing "Family Health Centers":

"… rcent, serving an additional 440,000 patients.One of the recipients is the Family Health Centers of San Diego, which by itself last year served more than 161,000 patients, …"

"… sta, a community with many uninsured families and a high unemployment rate.Family Health Centers will also use the money to help transition to electronic health records an …"

"… the classroom.”Of the many thousands of San Diego County residents that Family Health Centers serve, 60 percent are uninsured, the organization’s spokeswoman, Jennett …"

"… ra income to pay for care out of their own pockets.Shay said 86 percent of Family Health Centers’ patients are in families below 200 percent of the federal poverty level …"