Federally funded @entity497 ( @entity497 ) were surveyed to assess their ability to serve low-income @entity565 @entity1 in the southeastern United States. Data were collected on CHC clinicians, pharmacy services, and @entity1 characteristics. Twenty-six (74%) of 35 participating @entity497 provided data on 83 distinct clinic sites in eight states, representing 898,977 billable @entity1 visits to 318,920 @entity1 during the one-year study period. Participating @entity497 provided 23% of all CHC @entity1 visits in Region IV in 1995. Sixty-two percent of @entity1 had a family income below poverty level. Almost 75% of the @entity1 were uninsured or receiving Medicaid. @entity565 was the diagnosis code for 2.04% of all medical encounters. Twenty-nine percent of sites were unable to provide medications for uninsured @entity565 @entity1 , while 66% could provide drug samples. Thirty-three percent of @entity497 had in-house pharmacies and 33% offered pharmacy vouchers. Eighty-two percent could provide beta-agonist inhalers, 54% could provide @entity479 inhalers, and 17% could provide peak flow meters. Federally funded @entity497 provide care to many @entity565 @entity1 from the highest risk segments of the population, but often do not have the resources needed to follow current clinical guidelines.

XXXX care in @entity497 : a study by the southeast regional clinicians' network.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient', 'people'] @entity565 :: ('MESH:D001249', 'Disease') :: ['asthma', 'Asthma'] @entity497 :: ('MESH:D003147', 'Disease') :: ['community health centers', 'CHCs'] @entity479 :: ('D013256', 'Chemical') :: ['steroid']
@entity565 :: (MESH:D001249,Disease) :: ['Asthma']
