Who are North Country’s patients?

About one-third of the Center’s patients are the working poor who are under or uninsured and receive services on a sliding fee scale. As the cost of health insurance increases, the number of uninsured people is growing. This includes many members of the work force such as employees of small businesses, construction workers, teachers, day care providers, college students, and service industry workers.

Two-thirds of North Country’s patients have some form of medical insurance coverage such as AHCCCS, Medicare, or commercial insurance. Reimbursement from various insurance plans helps diversify North Country’s sources of income revenue streams. North Country’s nonprofit organizational status means “profits” are reinvested into expanding services to meet the organization’s mission. As such, providing primary care services to commercially insured people helps make it possible to serve more uninsured patients.