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Advisory Committee Chair

Robert Weech-Maldonado

Advisory Committee Members

Allyson Hall

Larry Hearld

George Munchus

Thomas Powers

Document Type

Dissertation

Date of Award

2019

Degree Name by School

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) School of Health Professions

Abstract

The three papers included in this dissertation attempt to provide empirical evidence on the relationship among strategies employed by Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), the contextual factors and consequent performance. The findings of these studies contribute to the existing body of literature on FQHC strategies and performance. In addition, the findings also provide key practical implications to FQHC managers as well as policymakers. Overall, the results of this dissertation suggest that the FQHC strategy on spatial differentiation is associated with a set of organizational and environmental factors. However, there was little support for the relationship between Medicaid expansion and FQHC financial performance. The findings also indicated that our understanding of FQHC strategy and performance may be improved by focusing on developing and employing measures to more accurately assess FQHC strategies and performance.

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