low-cost clinic
Affordable medical facility
A low-cost clinic is a medical facility that provides healthcare services at reduced prices, typically for patients without insurance or with limited income.
Community health centers, sliding-scale clinics, and free clinics all fall under this umbrella: She got her vaccinations at a low-cost clinic downtown.
The term implies basic but adequate care rather than specialized treatment.
- sliding scalePricing adjusted by ability
- community healthGroup wellness infrastructure
- health departmentGovernment body monitoring community wellness
- uninsuredLacking protective coverage
- out of pocketPaid from personal funds
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