The Journal of the American Medical Association Health Forum published a study from the University of Minnesota, which was based entirely on quantitative analysis of UDS and OPAIS (HRSA 340B) data. The article concluded that as FQHCs’ 340B savings increase, they serve a growing number of “total, uninsured and privately insured patient volume, as well as… low-income, unhoused and non–English-speaking populations.” FQHCs also provide “increased provision of health services that aren’t especially profitable for the facilities, but considered valuable preventative care measures, such as tobacco cessation counseling and HIV tests”.
