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