Sentences with phrase «numbers of uninsured patients»

The loss of potential revenues presents significant challenges to these health centers, which already struggle to care for rising numbers of uninsured patients.

Nearer term, Citi said the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, could shrink the U.S. HIV market by increasing the number of uninsured patients as well as introducing greater cost - sensitivity among healthcare providers.

Each community health center has their own budget, and so their reliance on federal funding varies depending on the number of uninsured patients they see.

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Comments: A sharp increase in the number of people without insurance could hurt hospitals» finances as they treat more uninsured patients.

All the while, hospitals in New York — especially «safety net» facilities that serve a disproportionate number of Medicaid and uninsured patients — have been losing money year after year.

«While the number of uninsured Americans is going down across the nation thanks to the Affordable Care Act, the number of uninsured or underinsured patients seeking care at community health centers continues to grow,» says Feygele Jacobs, president and CEO of the RCHN Community Health Foundation.

The «Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,» commonly known as PPACA, was first introduced as a measure to deal with rising healthcare costs and numbers of uninsured.