In this episode of Community Health Centers Unfiltered, Advocates for Community Health goes beyond the headlines to explore how federal health policy is actually made — and what that process means for the stability and sustainability of community health centers (CHCs).

Co-Host Margaret French of Venn Strategies is joined by Debbie Curtis and Rodney Whitlock of McDermott+, both former senior Capitol Hill staff with decades of experience shaping Medicare, Medicaid, and ACA policy.

The conversation unpacks how power moves in Washington and why CHCs must understand not just what policy says, but how it gets negotiated.