Start Corporation

Louisiana · Health Center Program awardee · UDS 2025

Start Corporation is a federally qualified health center (FQHC) in Louisiana and a Health Center Program awardee, funded in part by Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act. Its service delivery sites include Houma, Covington, Mandeville, New Orleans, and Thibodaux. In 2025 it served 25,766 patients, up 22.0% from 21,114 in 2024. 29.0% of its patients were uninsured, compared with 15.8% across Louisiana health centers and 17.2% nationally.

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Medium by patient volume (small: under 10,000 patients; medium: 10,000–29,999; large: 30,000 or more) · urban setting · Section 330 funding: Health Care for the Homeless

25,766Patients served, 2025

29.0%of patients uninsured

54.7%of patients on Medicaid/CHIP

$1,498Total accrued cost per patient

Start Corporation compared with Louisiana and the nation, 2025

State and national columns are HRSA's published figures for Section 330-funded health centers. A dash means HRSA publishes no figure.
Measure	Start Corporation	Louisiana health centers	National
Patients
Children under 18	13.9%	27.3%	28.6%
Adults 65 and older	9.8%	10.8%	12.8%
At or below 200% of the federal poverty guideline	91.4%	93.6%	90.0%
Insurance status
Uninsured	29.0%	15.8%	17.2%
Medicaid / CHIP	54.7%	51.4%	47.9%
Medicare	6.6%	12.7%	11.6%
Private insurance	9.7%	20.1%	23.0%
Cost
Total accrued cost per patient	$1,498	$1,605	$1,672
Clinical quality
Colorectal cancer screening	29.1%	43.9%	44.9%
Controlling high blood pressure	59.6%	67.5%	69.1%
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (lower is better)	33.8%	26.8%	26.3%
Depression screening and follow-up	87.3%	82.2%	75.3%
Childhood immunization status	0.0%	22.1%	29.5%
Tobacco screening and cessation	72.6%	83.3%	84.8%
Statin therapy for cardiovascular disease	43.7%	80.0%	79.0%

Patients by service

Service	2025
Medical	8,645
Dental	1,009
Mental health	12,030

Trends, 2016–2025

Year	Patients	Cost per patient	Uninsured	Medicaid/CHIP
2025	25,766	$1,498	29.0%	54.7%
2024	21,114	$1,459	8.2%	65.4%
2023	23,501	$1,269	10.3%	67.1%
2022	19,144	$960	9.6%	68.0%
2021	18,643	$890	5.1%	75.4%
2020	11,691	–	14.5%	62.5%
2019	8,588	–	24.8%	60.4%
2018	7,151	–	29.0%	56.2%
2017	4,624	$934	25.6%	73.6%
2016	2,894	–	41.1%	54.3%

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