State Primary Care Grants Program for Medically Underserved Populations

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State Primary Care Grants Programfor Medically
Underserved Populations

• From the
• Office of Primary Care and Rural Health, HSI/UDOH

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State Primary Care Grants Program

• Eligibility
• Public and Non-Profit entities

• Provision of Primary Care services

• Must serve medically underserved population
  (low income, uninsured, disadvantaged minorities)

• Cannot replace government
• insurance (Mcaid, Mcare, etc.)

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State Primary Care Grants Program

• Funding
• Current Appropriation 1.6 million
• 6.4 million spent since FY 2005

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State Primary Care Grants Program

• Awards
• Current Awards 56
• 28 Urban and 28 Rural
• Cumulative Awards (since FY 05)
• 87 Urban and 105 Rural

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State Primary Care Grants Program

• Individuals Served
• Current Service 25,030
• 10,600 Urban and 14,430 Rural
• Cumulative Service 72,822
• 34,716 Urban and 38,106 Rural

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State Primary Care Grants Program

• Contact Information
• Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
• http//health.utah.gov/primarycare/
• Don Beckwith _at_ 801-273-6619
• Erin Olsen _at_ 801-273-6618

(mbabitz_at_utah.gov/801-273-6602)