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U.S. Senate HELP Chair Bernie Sanders, Associate Administrator of the Bureau of Primary Health Care James Macrae, and Special Assistant to the President Catherine Oakar Address Health Center Leaders at Advocates for Community Health Annual Meeting

Advocates for Community Health (ACH)—a member-led organization driving bold federal policies on behalf of community health centers—hosted its second Annual Member Meeting in Washington, DC from February 7 through February 9. The event convened CEOs and senior leadership from many of the nation’s largest federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) to hear from high-ranking officials in Washington, share best practices, and advocate on Capitol Hill for legislative solutions to their most pressing challenges.

Advocates for Community Health’s Team Expands to Better Serve its Growing Membership

Advocates for Community Health (ACH)—a national membership organization for federally qualified health centers focused on visionary and innovative policy initiatives—welcomed two veteran policy and programming professionals to its team.

Unidos for Yakima Valley Families

Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic (YVFWC) first opened in 1978. Today, they have grown into one of the largest community health centers in the Northwest, with over 40 clinics in 18 communities across Washington and Oregon. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re highlighting Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic Outreach Program Director Maria Benavides. What […]

ACH Stands up to Defend the 340B Program for Health Centers

The 340B program has long faced scrutiny, yet over the years, Congressional hearing after hearing has verified the record of health centers in leveraging the program appropriately – putting resources back into the communities they are serving. And just last week, another piece of bad news – HRSA’s Administrative Dispute Resolution panel dismissed a complaint on a technicality.

The Impact of Climate Change on Health Centers

The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee’s recent hearing “Preparing America’s Health Care Infrastructure for the Climate Crisis” heard testimonies from a distinguished group of healthcare leaders, including Cherokee Health Systems’ CEO Dr. Khatri, who serves on Advocates for Community Health’s Board of Directors.

Closing the Health Care Access Gap in the Bay Area

LifeLong Medical Care has 14 primary care health centers, four dental centers, two dental vans, an adult day health center, four school-based health centers, substance use disorder services, a supportive housing program, mental health services, street medicine, respite care, a newly developed PACE Center, an Over 60 Health Center, and immediate/urgent care centers. Every year, […]

San Ysidro Health Paves the Road for Health Care Access

San Ysidro Health provides innovative health services to almost 110,000 people through a vast and integrated network of 47 program sites across San Diego County. In addition, they are a certified community behavioral health clinic (CCBHC), providing a range of substance use and mental health services to its patients. ACH Senior Vice President of Communications, […]

ACH Celebrates a Year of Milestones

Exactly a year ago today, Advocates for Community Health (ACH) made its national debut with an exclusive announcement in POLITICO Pulse. Our team and our founding members were excited to share our collective vision. A vision where bold, forward-thinking federal policies align with innovative, hyper-local healthcare hubs—otherwise known as federally qualified health centers (FQHCs)—to build […]

Health Center Advocates Urge Congress to Make Historic Investments in Infrastructure, Workforce, and Innovation with CHC Invest Campaign

CHC Invest urges Congressional leaders to increase immediate funding for health centers and supporting programs to $13B in FY23. ACH also recommends that Congress scale investments in health center infrastructure, workforce, and innovation over the next seven years to reach a total of $30B by 2030.

Giving Back to the AAPI Community

In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, we invited Jessica Ho, government and community affairs manager for North East Medical Services (NEMS), to participate in our blog. NEMS, a proud ACH member, is one of the largest community health centers in the United States targeting the medically underserved Asian population. What […]

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