Ready or Not? The Affordable Care Act & Safety-Net Primary Care Clinic Capacity in Iowa

The implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the corresponding expansion in insurance coverage will result in an increased demand for primary care services. Safety net providers will be called upon to provide a significant amount of care to help meet this demand, in addition to caring for those who remain uninsured, whether they will have the capacity to do so is unknown.

Ready or Not? The Affordable Care Act & Safety-Net Primary Care Clinic Capacity in Iowa, the second brief in a series describing policy-relevant topics for the primary care safety net after implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), assesses the capacity of two types of safety net providers:  community health centers (CHCs) and rural health clinics (RHCs). 

Read the full report here.