Founded in 2021 as a 501(c)4, Advocates for Community Health (ACH) emerged from a shared vision among leaders of 14 of the nation’s largest federally qualified health centers (FQHCs). United by a commitment to advancing healthcare access, these leaders created ACH as a nonpartisan membership and advocacy organization built to bring new vision to the […]
Advocates for Community Health was mentioned in this article by Noah Tong in Fierce Healthcare: Groups representing community health centers (CHCs) reacted to the regulatory shift, some uncertain how to best comply with federal law now. “Federal law requires CHCs to accept ‘all residents of the area served by the center,’ the National Association of […]
ACH was featured in this article from Inside Health Policy on the HHS policy change for undocumented immigrants and the Health Center Program: CHC advocates point out that the Congressional Budget Office has found the centers reduce federal spending and ease burdens and use of higher-cost emergency services. “The policy announced today will drive people […]
In response to today’s announcement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rescinding a 1998 policy that granted undocumented immigrants access to certain federal health benefits—including the Health Center Program—Advocates for Community Health (ACH) has issued the following statement: “Today’s announcement from HHS imposes new administrative hurdles on the Health Center Program […]
Advocates for Community Health (ACH) is gravely concerned that the Senate-passed reconciliation bill will undermine community health centers’ ability to serve rural and underserved communities nationwide. As we have said throughout this reconciliation process, health centers have cautioned that this legislation will force them to reduce services, cut hours, or even close their doors altogether. […]
As a national organization representing Federally Qualified Health Centers, Advocates for Community Health urges the Senate to reject the One Big Beautiful Bill. Health centers serve as the national primary care infrastructure for more than 31 million Americans, but with the proposed cuts to Medicaid and projected coverage losses, this infrastructure will suffer significant harm. […]
“CHC CEOs made it clear to lawmakers that the proposed Medicaid cuts in the reconciliation legislation, on top of the potential funding cliff, would significantly reduce their ability to care for uninsured patients. In response, lawmakers have urged them to innovate and adapt amid a challenging fiscal environment, according to the executives. “Innovate. Do something […]
The Health and Human Services Department is eyeing a major shakeup with big implications for safety-net providers, reports Modern Healthcare. One potential benefit would be having a single agency managing several prescription drug programs, said Elizabeth Lee, a policy advisor at Advocates for Community Health, which represents community health centers. CMS handles Medicare outpatient drug price […]
Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget bill that will seriously harm community health centers, patients, and communities by significantly reducing Medicaid funding and access, which serves as a lifeline for half of all health center patients. The bill also calls for a rushed timeline for implementation, which would create an administrative nightmare […]
The Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means committees held marathon markups this week to advance Republican legislation containing a number of healthcare provisions, including sweeping cuts to Medicaid. The bill is likely to be tweaked in the full House or Senate. Advocates for Community Health has compiled a detailed summary of the Medicaid-related provisions […]
