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WUNC reports from Greensboro about Guilford County and surrounding area.

Low-Income Health Clinic Closing In Greensboro

HealthServe is closing in Greensboro this week and 20,000 people will have to find a medical provider elsewhere.
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An estimated 20,000 patients will be affected by the closing of a health clinic in Greensboro later this month.  HealthServe provides care for people who are low-income, and have little or insufficient health insurance. The clinic began as a volunteer effort by local doctors in the 1990s. HealthServe has lost funding from the County and Moses Cone Hospital. The State’s recent decision to not expand Medicaid was the third strike.

“The private medical community will not be able to make up the loss of these services. It is a tragedy that HealthServe in our community is going through this process,” said Merle Green, Director of Public Health in Guilford County.

Green says the situation creates a series of risks for patients, including not receiving regular care when necessary and not having potential health problems identified when they are still curable. HealthServe is part of a larger network with a few other clinics in Guilford County. The clinic will see patients through this Friday, and close for good at the end of the month. 

Jeff Tiberii is the co-host of WUNC's "Due South." Jeff joined WUNC in 2011. During his 20 years in public radio, he was Morning Edition Host at WFDD and WUNC’s Greensboro Bureau Chief and later, the Capitol Bureau Chief. Jeff has covered state and federal politics, produced the radio documentary “Right Turn,” launched a podcast, and was named North Carolina Radio Reporter of the Year four times.
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