Hospital groups have dismissed the Bucshon bill, with 340B Health’s Testoni calling it “the legislative version of a pharmaceutical industry wish list,” and arguing it would gut the program. “The 340B Access Act is a nonstarter,” said Aimee Kuhlman, vice president of advocacy and grassroots at the AHA. “It’s really hard to negotiate when one […]
CBS News recently quoted ACH’s CEO Amanda Pears Kelly for this article on the seismic shift in Medicaid enrollment as states reevaluate who is eligible for it. This shift follows a two-year freeze on disenrollments that protected people’s access to care during the pandemic. The article states: “In many states, health providers and patients alike […]
ACH’s CEO Amanda Pears Kelly was interviewed for this U.S. News & World Report article about the effects of Medicaid unwinding on health centers. It’s a perfect financial storm created by a sharp rise in the cost of care, a tight workforce, and fewer insured patients. In recent months, clinics in Montana, California, and Colorado […]
Open Door Community Health Centers provides high-quality primary and dental care, pharmacy services, and behavioral health care in 14 locations throughout California’s Humboldt and Del Norte counties. It serves about 65,000 patients per year and employs almost 800 community members. But Open Door is more than just health care. Its innovative Community Health and Wellness […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, U.S. Representatives Larry Bucshon, MD (R-IN-08), Buddy Carter (R-GA-01), and Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-01) introduced the 340B Affording Care for Communities and Ensuring a Strong Safety-Net Act (340B ACCESS Act), a bill that makes changes to the 340B Drug Discount Pricing Program. While Advocates for Community Health (ACH) strongly supports Congressional efforts to address […]
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 […]