When Medicaid expansion came to Louisville, Ky., it created an opportunity for a population traditionally served by public health clinics to receive healthcare through a wholly different mechanism -- and so far that mechanism appears to be reaping benefits.
LaQuandra Nesbitt, MD, MPH, Director, Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness, made the executive decision to limit access to certain services in public health clinics in an effort to "steer" residents into local patient-centered medical homes (PCMH).
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August 12, 2014
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