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U.S. primary healthcare / doctor availability / Medicaid acceptance could be improved in low income areas

By Hicbd
Mon Nov 22 2021 8:30 am

"The loss of limbs embodies the enduring grief of generations in South L.A. — of entrenched poverty, the dearth of both supermarkets with fresh food and parks to promote exercise, and a deeply deficient primary healthcare system that relies on low payouts from the state’s Medi-Cal program and a scant number of qualified doctors."

URL:
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-11-17/south-la-diabetic-amputations
https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2019/listening-low-income-patients-and-their-physicians--improving-access-and-quality
https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2018/listening-primary-care-physicians-low-income-patients-what-gets-way-good-care

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Categories:
Los Angeles (city) U.S. Healthcare Doctors U.S. Poverty U.S. Medicaid Diabetes U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Chronic Disease Medical Training / Schools California California Medi-Cal (Medicaid)

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