Collaborative Learning Fosters Deeper Understanding, Increased Advocacy for 340B Drug Discount Pricing Program

A learning collaborative is an initiative in which teams of peers come together to study and apply quality improvement methodology to a focused topic area. First conceived by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) in 1994, learning collaboratives help organizations apply known improvement principles to current health care practices with the goal of achieving “breakthrough […]

Cherokee Health Systems to Apply $100,000 Grant in Data-Driven Analytics to Address Health Disparities

Last year, Cherokee Health Systems (CHS), a Federally Qualified Health Center in East Tennessee and surrounding counties, served over 65,000 patients at 19 health centers, telehealth visits, and a mobile unit. CHS provides primary care, behavioral health, dentistry, optometry, and pharmacy services to its communities, which have increased since 2019 in special populations, including homeless […]

Statement on Disaster Supplemental for Health Centers

Advocates for Community Health, a nonpartisan, advocacy-focused membership organization for community health centers, calls on the Biden Administration to include dedicated funding for community health centers in any disaster supplemental request it sends to Congress, and for Congress to act on this request swiftly. From the Maui wildfires over a year ago to the devastating […]

A Message to Our Members on Election Outcomes

Dear ACH Members, I know many might be questioning what this election means for health centers, wondering if the outcome changes the focus of our work towards securing health center funding, realizing 340B reform, advocating for workforce needs, ensuring financial sustainability for health centers, and more. ACH has prepared for this outcome and stands ready to fight […]

Special Report: The Critical Role of 340B at FQHCs

The 340B Drug Pricing Program is a game changer for federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), which have limited flexible funding streams at their disposal and often use their 340B savings for services that are non-reimbursable. The financial impact of these savings cannot be overstated, as they allow FQHCs to stretch their already scarce federal resources […]

POLITICO: Reauthorizations to Watch

A major form of funding for community health centers is set to expire at the end of the year. A wide coalition of groups including Advocates for Community Health, which represents health centers, is pushing for an extension of at least three years with a minimum of $5.8 billion a year. Earlier this year, Congress […]

Celebrating One Year of Membership & Grassroots Advocacy with Sami Noble

Samantha (Sami) Noble joined ACH in October 2023 as ACH’s first director of membership and grassroots advocacy. She brings a deep background in social work and public policy, which have equally impacted her career as a human rights advocate. Across the different nonprofits she has worked for, Sami developed guidelines on weapon ordinance and land […]

Expanding Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services with New Funding

Sixteen ACH members have received a portion of the $240 million in new funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) as part of a national effort to expand mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services to patients of community health centers.  The Biden-Harris Administration has called on Congress to require and fund […]

Advocates for Community Health and UnitedHealthcare Invest in Community Health Center Emerging Technologies

Cherokee Health Systems, located in Tennessee, and Lone Star Circle of Care, located in Texas, will each receive a $100,000 grant to address complex community health problems. UnitedHealthcare (UHC) and Advocates for Community Health (ACH) are granting $100,000 each to two federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) as part of a multi-year, multi-million-dollar collaboration that began […]

Take Action to Support the Health Center Community Transformation Hub Act

Community health centers (CHCs) are vital to achieving equitable health care in the U.S. They serve historically marginalized communities and provide comprehensive, culturally competent care to millions of Americans, many of whom are more likely to experience barriers to care. Health centers served over 31 million patients in 2023, a 9% increase since 2020. In […]

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