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Massachusetts Health Center Patients
Massachusetts health centers care for patients of all ages, income levels and racial and ethnic backgrounds, and represent a major source of health care for low-income women and children. In 2005, 32 percent of Massachusetts health center patients were women of childbearing age (15-44) and 31 percent were children under 20 years of age. Individuals who are 65 and older represented 6 percent. Of total patients, more than 40 percent had no health insurance or were underinsured; 40 percent were insured by Medicaid; and fewer than 20 percent were insured by Medicare or commercial insurance. Sixty percent belonged to an ethnic or racial minority group.
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