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Comparison of Alternative Policy Definitions for Safety-Net Ambulatory Practices

JAMA Health Forum 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2026.0322

April 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cross-sectional study uses Medicare data to compare 2 definitions of safety-net ambulatory practices to investigate the extent to which safety-net practices overlap.

Corresponding Author: Joshua M. Liao, MD, MSc, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390 (joshua.liao@utsouthwestern.edu).

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