Mainous A G, Griffith G H, McCown L J
Department of Family Practice, University of Kentucky, USA.
J Ky Med Assoc. 1998 Jun;96(6):231-3.
The pressing issue of providing care for the uninsured indigent has been addressed in Kentucky by a unique private sector program that depends on physician donation of services. The Kentucky Physicians Care (KPC) program which provides health care to uninsured indigent patients in Kentucky was evaluated from the perspective of the participating physicians through in-depth interviews with 22 randomly selected physicians. The results of the interviews suggested that the KPC program is generally viewed by participating providers as a successful and personally rewarding enterprise. Suggestions for improving services included strategies to increase awareness of the program for both patients and providers. As state and federal policy continues to focus on the uninsured as a vulnerable population, integration of this private sector program into a partnership with the public sector may be a worthwhile strategy.
肯塔基州通过一项独特的私营部门计划解决了为未参保贫困人口提供医疗服务这一紧迫问题，该计划依赖医生提供的服务捐赠。通过对22名随机挑选的医生进行深入访谈，从参与计划的医生角度对为肯塔基州未参保贫困人口提供医疗服务的肯塔基州医生关怀（KPC）计划进行了评估。访谈结果表明，参与计划的医疗服务提供者普遍认为KPC计划是一项成功且对个人有回报的事业。改善服务的建议包括提高患者和医疗服务提供者对该计划认知度的策略。随着州和联邦政策继续将未参保人群视为弱势群体，将这一私营部门计划纳入与公共部门的合作关系可能是一项值得推行的策略。
