Health Centers: Public And Private Non-Profit Health Care Organizations

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Health centers are public and private non-profit health care organizations. The organizations provide high quality health care to patients regardless of their ability to pay. The health care organization helps low-income people because they will negotiate with your financial situation. The health care organization is more convenient for low-income people because it is more cheaper for them and their families. Many families do not have insurance or cannot afford insurance. From the very beginning, health centers provided quality care to the most vulnerable. There are almost 13,000 health centers across the U.S. Health centers served 23,000,000 patients in one year. Health centers helps both young children and adults.

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