COMMONWEALTHFUND; Trying to Survive: Community Responses to Uncertainties About Federal Funding for Medicaid and Public Health Programs
Health departments and community clinics report that local funding has been inadequate for some time. As state and county governments have resisted raising taxes and increasing funds for public health needs and community clinics, grants from local organizations and foundations have helped fill the breach, but private philanthropy only goes so far. Changes to Medicaid payment, along with proposed eligibility changes and fears of funding cutbacks, are causing grave concerns among community health leaders.
