Public Health Centers Struggle to Keep Up

But in some cases, patients have simply put off care - like Sharon Moore. Uninsured and recently unemployed, the 59-year-old had worsening headaches but saw a doctor visit as too costly.

A friend, also uninsured, told Moore about Southside Medical Center, which runs a bustling clinic in a poor area a few blocks from the Atlanta Braves baseball stadium. Moore made her first visit late last year and learned the cause of her headaches was severe high blood pressure.