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High out-of-pocket expenses (html)
image Americans who lack health insurance for any part of 2008 will spend $30 billion out of pocket for health services and receive $56 billion in uncompensated care, reports a study in Health Affairs.

Primary care providers needed (4.2 MB pdf)
image Community health centers nationwide need 60,000 additional primary care professionals and 44,500 nurses to provide care to patients in underserved areas by 2015, the National Association of Community Health Centers estimates.

Colorado's Community Health Centers (1 MB pdf)
image More than 2,900 people are employed by Colorado’s 14 Community Health Centers, generating an estimated $374 million in economic activity for the state, according to the Colorado Community Health Network.



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Colorado dentists, by urban/rural and age (517.5 KB pdf)

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Data from a recent survey of licensed Colorado dentists indicate an aging dental workforce, particularly in rural areas.

 

 







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