Podcast: New Directions in Health Care

Today, many primary care practices are sharing clinical and technical services with other providers so that they can become certified medical homes, which provide patients with coordinated, around-the-clock care. In Massachusetts, 95 percent of pediatric practices rely on the Child Psychiatry Access Project for guidance in mental health care.

This episode of the New Directions in Health Care series looks at the findings from a survey of federally qualified health centers. Community health centers are the core of the ambulatory care safety net—serving some 16 million Americans, regardless of their ability to pay.