Automatic Facility HPSA Scoring

Provides current scoring methodology for primary care that includes four factors: Population-to-Primary Care Physician Ratio, Percent of the Population with Incomes below 100% of the Poverty level, Infant Mortality Rate or Low Birth Weight and Travel Time or Distance to nearest available source of care. Also, provides the criteria for determining primary care HPSAs of greatest shortage. -- Health Resources and Services Administration
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