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Rhonda Jones with son Tyrus and daughter Alayna at their home in Crown Point, Indiana. Alayna was injured during her birth and has cerebral palsy. She was recently hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. (Taylor Glascock for KHN)
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When Malpractice Occurs at Community Health Centers, Taxpayers Pay

by Phil Galewitz and Bram Sable-Smith/Kaiser Health News November 28, 2022December 2, 2022

Federally funded clinics and their doctors are protected against lawsuits by federal law, with taxpayers footing the bill. The health centers say that allows them to better serve their low-income patients, but lawyers say the system handcuffs consumers with a cumbersome legal process.

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