Skip to main content

Rural Health Clinics: Rising Program Expenditures Not Focused on Improving Care in Isolated Areas

T-HEHS-97-65 Published: Feb 13, 1997. Publicly Released: Feb 13, 1997.
Jump To:

Highlights

GAO discussed its recent report on the Rural Health Clinic (RHC) program, one of the few federal programs that addresses underservice in small communities that do not have a traditional health care system in place.

Full Report

Full Report (12 pages)

Media Inquiries

Sarah Kaczmarek
Managing Director
Office of Public Affairs
media@gao.gov

Public Inquiries

Contact Us

Topics

Health Care
Community health servicesEconomically depressed areasEligibility criteriaHealth care cost controlHealth care programsHealth centersHealth resources utilizationHealth services administrationInternal controlsMedicaidMedical expense claimsMedicareRural health