David B. Vliet, MBA has been a pivotal figure in the Community Health Center movement since 2002, serving as CEO for three federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and making significant contributions to the field, most recently at LifeLong Medical Care in California. His leadership and vision have played a key role in developing models of […]
Advocates for Community Health (ACH) welcomes this report, “Health Centers: Revenue, Grant Funding, and Methods for Meeting Certain Access-to-Care Requirements” from the Government Accountability Office (GAO); up-to-date data and analysis are critical as we work to ensure health centers have the resources they need to help their communities thrive. Community health centers provide coordinated, comprehensive […]
ACH’s CEO Amanda Pears Kelly was recently interviewed by Michael McAuliff from Modern Healthcare about the federal budget process and rural CHC funding: “It’s kind of disgraceful, honestly, at this point, and irresponsible,” said Amanda Pears Kelly, the CEO of Advocates for Community Health, which represents federally qualified health centers. “How do you operate a […]
Community health centers were flat funded in the recently released FY24 omnibus appropriations package. While we understand the difficult budget environment on Capitol Hill and are grateful that our funding held steady, this is one more reason that multi-year, stable and increased funding for the mandatory Community Health Center Fund is so necessary. Community health […]
Stephanie Krenrich, senior vice president of policy & government affairs at Advocates for Community Health, pointed out that the $1.9 billion in discretionary funding still lacks the long-term stability CHCs need amid ongoing issues with inflation, workforce shortages and other pressures. ACH is instead urging Congress to reauthorize the Community Health Center Fund at $5.8 […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On behalf of our members and health centers nationwide, Advocates for Community Health (ACH) is pleased to see the Biden-Harris Administration’s announcement today of the Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) Primary Care Flex Model and greatly appreciate our collaboration with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as it develops models that consider […]
Senior leaders representing more than 30 of the nation’s largest federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) traveled to our nation’s capital to have a conversation about the future of the Community Health Center Program with high-ranking officials during ACH’s 3rd Annual Member Meeting. This year’s meeting, held on March 5-7, 2024, came at a pivotal time […]
President Biden released his FY 2025 budget proposal yesterday, detailing his visions for the Administration’s priorities for 2025 and beyond. The President’s proposal, along with the HHS Budget in Brief which provides some additional context, outlines additional support for the Health Center Program (under Section 330), Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (TGME), National Health […]
A bipartisan deal to fund the FDA and the VA would mitigate cuts to doctors’ Medicare reimbursements and boost funding for community health centers. But it’s the policies that didn’t make the funding package unveiled over the weekend that have the chair of the Senate’s health panel, Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), perturbed. How’s that? Sanders decried […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On behalf of our members and health centers nationwide, Advocates for Community Health (ACH) commends Congressional leaders for coming to a bipartisan agreement and finalizing funding for the Community Health Center Trust Fund through the end of 2024 as part of the larger funding package released on Sunday night. This funding level […]