National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, Health Center Component, 2022, Public-use file
The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey [NAMCS] Health Center Component, conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics [NCHS], collects annual data on visits to health centers to describe patterns of utilization and provision of ambulatory care delivery in the United States. Health centers are local clinics that are community-based and provide comprehensive health care services to populations that are often vulnerable and underserved. Health centers are either federally qualified health centers [FQHCs], which receive federal funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration [HRSA], or FQHC look-alikes, which meet HRSA requirements but do not receive HRSA funding.