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Health Resources and Services Administration
Primary Care: The Health Center Program

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Patients by Socioeconomic Characteristics

National Summary for 2008

1080 Grantees

Income as Percent of Poverty LevelNumber of Patients
(a)		% of Total% of Known
1.100% and Below9,055,250 52.9% 70.0% 
2.101 - 150%1,940,491 11.3% 15.0% 
3.151 - 200%872,570 5.1% 6.7% 
4.Over 200%1,074,501 6.3% 8.3% 
5.Unknown4,179,723 24.4%  
6.Total (sum lines 1-5)17,122,535 100.0% 100%
Principal Third Party Medical Insurance SourceAges 0 - 19 (a)Ages 20+ (b)TOTAL%
7.None/Uninsured1,461,616 5,089,043 6,550,659 38.3% 
8a.Regular Medicaid (Title XIX)3,500,503 2,408,298 5,908,801 34.5% 
8b.CHIP Medicaid190,397 32,355 222,752 1.3% 
8.Total Medicaid (Sum lines 8a+8b)3,690,900 2,440,653 6,131,553 35.8% 
9.Medicare (Title XVIII)2,540 1,288,056 1,290,596 7.5% 
10a.Other Public Insurance non-S-CHIP41,529 224,931 266,460 1.6% 
10b.Other Public Insurance S-CHIP202,467 15,454 217,921 1.3% 
10.Total Public Insurance
(Sum lines 10a+10b)		243,996 240,385 484,381 2.8% 
11.Private Insurance777,850 1,887,496 2,665,346 15.6% 
12.Total (Sum Lines 7+8+9+10+11)6,176,902 10,945,633 17,122,535 100.0% 
MANAGED CARE UTILIZATION
Payor CategoryMedicaid
(a)		Medicare
(b)		Other Public Including Non-Medicaid S-Chip
(c)		Private
(d)		Total
(e)
13a.Capitated Member months17,785,629 307,175 1,890,900 1,687,389 21,671,093 
13b.Fee-for-service Member months13,695,869 414,801 949,980 1,693,241 16,753,891 
13c.Total Member Months
(Sum lines 13a+13b)		31,481,498 721,976 2,840,880 3,380,630 38,424,984 
Characteristics - Special PopulationsNumber of Patients
(a)		% 
14.Migrant (330g grantees Only)360,188 43.2%  
15.Seasonal (330g grantees Only)409,117 49.1%  
 Migrant/Seasonal (non-330 g grantees)64,701 7.8%  
16.Total Migrant/Seasonal Agricultral Worker or Dependent
(All Grantees Report This Line)		834,006 100.0%  
17.Homeless Shelter (330h grantees Only)285,663 30.6%  
18.Transitional (330h grantees Only)97,492 10.4%  
19.Doubling Up (330h grantees Only)149,506 16.0%  
20.Street (330h grantees Only)71,753 7.7%  
21.Other (330h grantees Only)73,116 7.8%  
22.Unknown (330h grantees Only)80,504 8.6%  
23.Total Homeless (All Grantees Report This Line)933,929* 100.0%*  
24.Total School Based Health Center Patients
(All Grantees Report This Line)		335,094   
25.Total Veterans (All Grantees Report this Line)213,841   


* Total includes data for homeless non-330(h) grantees (not shown separately)

Percents may not equal 100% due to rounding