Medically Underserved Populations definition
Medically Underserved Populations means groups of persons who face economic, cultural or linguistic barriers to health care, as determined by HHS' Shortage Designation Branch in the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Bureau of Health Professions National Center for Health Workforce.
Medically Underserved Populations or “MUPs” means (as defined by the United States Department of Health and Human Services) specific sub-groups of people living in a defined geographic area with a shortage of primary care health services. These groups may face economic, cultural, or linguistic barriers to health care. Examples include, but are not limited to, those who are: homeless; low-income; Medicaid-eligible; Native American; or migrant farmworkers.
Medically Underserved Populations means groups of persons who face
Examples of Medically Underserved Populations in a sentence
Individuals belonging to designated Medically Underserved Populations, as published by HRSA.
This determination involves application of the Index of Medical Underservice (IMU) to data on a service area to obtain a score for the Figure 2: Map of Designated Medically Underserved Populations in Louisiana (PRC, 2013) area (▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇).
Remuneration to Federally Qualified Health Centers that Service Medically Underserved Populations EKRA adopts, by reference, the AKS’ exception for remuneration to federally qualified health centers that service a medically underserved population found (i.e., 42 U.S.C. 1320a–7b(b)(3)(I)).