Free Clinics Fact Sheet
This fact sheet identifies the potential role free clinics may play in the safety net, summarizes background information on free clinics, and examines the role state health agencies can play in free clinics. « less… more »

Public Entity Community Health Centers Fact Sheet
The purpose of this fact sheet is to define the role of state and territorial health agencies within the safety net, specifically public entity community health centers.

Disproportionate Share Hospitals
As part of a larger series of ASTHO fact sheets on the safety net, this document outlines the role of State and Territorial Health Agencies within the safety net, specifically Disproportionate Share Hospitals. « less… more »

The Healthcare Safety Net: Types of Providers (pdf)
An overview of the loose network of healthcare providers, or "safety net," serving the millions of uninsured and underinsured people in the United States.

State Health Agency Inputs into the Safety Net (pdf)
Listing of safety net functions provided by state health agencies, as reported in a 2007 ASTHO survey.

Retail Clinics Fact Sheet (pdf)
Acknowledging the potential role retail clinics may play in the safety net, this fact sheet summarizes basic information on retail clinics and examines the role state health agencies can play in regulating these providers. « less… more »