Advocates for Community Health (ACH) applauds the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)’s strong and clear statement today that a rebate model is not consistent with the 340B Drug Discount Pricing Program, and that they will take enforcement action against companies that pursue one. The rebate model is especially challenging for community health centers, and we are […]
U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) yesterday introduced the bicameral 340B Pharmaceutical Access To Invest in Essential, Needed Treatments & Support (PATIENTS) Act, legislation that would protect the 340B drug pricing program and ensure patients—especially those in lower income and rural communities—can continue care with providers who utilize the program. ACH provided the following statement in support […]
Advocates for Community Health (ACH) is grateful to the Commonwealth Fund for its 2024 National Survey of Federally Qualified Health Centers, which demonstrates the critical importance of these safety net clinics to our nation’s underserved communities while showing in real time the barriers they face in delivering much-needed care. The survey shows that health centers […]
The David B. Vliet Changemaker Award honors health professionals who work in community health centers and support affordable and equitable health access for all. WASHINGTON—Today, Advocates for Community Health (ACH), a membership organization serving forward-thinking federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), announced that Tampa Family Health Centers (TFHC) President and Chief Executive Officer Sherry Hoback, MBA, […]
“Health centers are stepping up to the plate to keep their communities healthy amid rising demand,” said Amanda Pears Kelly, CEO of Advocates for Community Health. “But the reality is … it’s also not sustainable,” she said. “Congress needs to increase long-term federal funding to both health centers and workforce programs like the National Health […]
“One group desperately hoping Congress acts is community health centers, who were some of the original intended beneficiaries of 340B,” writes Michael McAuliff at Modern Healthcare. “Advocates had hoped to see a final draft of the SUSTAIN Act ahead of National Health Center Week in Washington this week. ‘The program has begun to narrow over […]
Advocates for Community Health (ACH) is tirelessly advocating and urging federal policymakers to ensure that America’s largest network of primary care providers can continue caring for more than 31 million patients annually in underserved communities. This will require proper funding and resources to position community health centers (CHCs) at the core of the healthcare system. […]
U.S. maternal deaths are on a problematic trajectory. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that mortality rose from 861 maternal deaths in 2020 to 1,205 maternal deaths in 2021, a 40% overall increase. Maternal mortality rates in the U.S. are, shockingly, at their highest level since 1965. The maternal health crisis is […]
Last month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new voluntary primary care model – the Making Care Primary (MCP) Model, a 10.5-year model that has the potential to result in significant cost savings for all community health centers across the network, allowing them to fulfill their mission as hyper-local health care […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Advocates for Community Health (ACH), a membership organization for federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) focused on visionary policy and advocacy initiatives to drive the Health Center Program of the future and transform the nation’s health care system, will celebrate National Health Center Week (NHCW) from August 4 to 10, 2024 with a week […]