Advocates for Community Health (ACH), a non-profit, non-partisan membership organization of community health centers (CHCs), has issued the following statement regarding Paragon Health Institute’s Policy Brief, “Health Care for a Lame Duck” by Jackson Hammond, published on November 14, 2024: ACH urges Congress to reject the Paragon Health Institute’s recent lame duck recommendations as we […]
A major form of funding for community health centers is set to expire at the end of the year. A wide coalition of groups including Advocates for Community Health, which represents health centers, is pushing for an extension of at least three years with a minimum of $5.8 billion a year. Earlier this year, Congress […]
Signatories from health care organizations in all 50 states, representing over 11 million health center patients, emphasized the crucial necessity for maximum health center funding to address unprecedented challenges. WASHINGTON—Advocates for Community Health (ACH), a membership organization for federally qualified health centers working to advance forward-thinking health policies, led over 550 health care organizations […]
ACH’s Health Center Funding Letter was mentioned in POLITICO Pulse: “Community health centers are looking to Congress to offer them more — and more reliable — federal funding in the coming years, Daniel reports. More than 550 groups — community health centers and their allies — will send a letter to House and Senate leadership […]
A Government Accountability Office report released Monday found revenues for health centers have grown significantly in recent years. In response to this, Advocates for Community Health said in a statement Tuesday that medical health center margins are “relatively thin” — “less than 5 percent.” The advocacy group said health centers are “severely under resourced.” “The […]
Advocates for Community Health (ACH)—a member-led organization for federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) with a mission to meaningfully impact federal policy—is working with UnitedHealthcare Community & State to address these challenges and harness the insights, vision and innovation of ACHs members and leadership. Together, we are launching a three-year plan to empower FQHC leaders to drive change in their communities.
WASHINGTON— Leaders from three of the nation’s largest Community Health Centers (CHCs) – Sun River Health, Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic, and Cumberland Family Medical Centers – along with Advocates for Community Health (ACH) met with members of U.S. Congress last week to urge a longer-term funding solution that will ensure that health centers have […]