Houston's Health Clinics Struggle To Meet Demand

By Carrie Feibel

Published December 9, 2011 at 11:35 AM CST

A new study documents the increasing crush of patients turning to free public clinics in the Houston area. Officials there are worried because they expect even more people to seek care when the Affordable Care Act, the federal health law, takes effect in a little over two years.

This story is part of a reporting partnership that includes KUHF, NPR and Kaiser Health News.

Carrie Feibel

Carrie Feibel is a senior editor on NPR's Science Desk, focusing on health care. She runs the NPR side of a joint reporting partnership with Kaiser Health News, which includes 30 journalists based at public radio stations across the country.

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