We are proud to launch the inaugural class of CHC Changemakers, a national platform celebrating six decades of bipartisan leadership and innovation within the Community Health Center Program. From its earliest days, the health center movement has been championed by leaders across the political spectrum who share a commitment to access and community-driven care. This […]
Advocates for Community Health (ACH) is very grateful that community health centers were included in the shutdown reopening bill, helping ensure continuity of care for millions of patients nationwide. “At a time when stability in the health care safety net is more important than ever, we are grateful that lawmakers recognized the critical role health […]
ACH’s letter to Congressional Leadership was covered in this article from Inside Health Policy: “Health and teaching centers and clinicians are urging congressional leaders to find a longer-term government funding solution that provides increased funding to the key federal programs on which they rely,” reports Amy Lotven at Inside Health Policy. The Community Health Center […]
ACH’s CEO Amanda Pears Kelly was quoted in The Washington Post Health Brief: The stopgap funding bill, if passed by both chambers, would tackle a number of outstanding health care items that lapsed at the end of September. That includes temporarily extending Medicare coverage for more services via telehealth and likely backpay for physicians who have provided […]
Five weeks into the lengthiest federal government shutdown in U.S. history, the healthcare system is mostly operating as usual but safety-net providers and others are feeling the squeeze, writes Bridget Early at Modern Healthcare. Community health centers have been able to draw down residual funding left over from a previous law, but nobody knows when […]
From October 6–7, community health center (CHC) leaders from across the country converged in Denver for the first-ever Advocates for Community Health (ACH) Best Practices Showcase. Under the theme, “Innovations in Health Care Access,” the event highlighted one central truth: CHCs are not waiting for change—they are building it from the ground up. What began […]
ACH CEO Amanda Pears Kelly was interviewed by reporter Megan Wilson for The Washington Post’s Health Brief on the impacts of the federal government shutdown. The Health Center Program funding lapsed on September 30, 2025. Wilson writes: Community health centers operate on such thin profit margins, said Amanda Pears Kelly, the chief executive of Advocates for […]
ACH CEO Amanda Pears Kelly spoke with Bloomberg Government about the growing strain on community health centers amid the ongoing federal shutdown. In the interview with reporter Erin Durkin, Pears Kelly noted that currently CHCs can access short-term funding but face greater unknowns as the shutdown persists. She stated, “What that looks like as this […]
ACH CEO Amanda Pears Kelly was interviewed by Modern Healthcare to discuss how the federal government shutdown is affecting segments of the healthcare system—particularly community health centers. She told reporter Michael McAuliff that a gap in federal funding will worsen their financial strain because “They don’t have backup dollars,” and most health centers don’t have enough […]
Advocates for Community Health issued the following statement in response to the Federal Government shutdown, in effect today: Advocates for Community Health (ACH) warns that a federal government shutdown could be devastating for community health centers and the nearly 34 million patients who depend on them if a resolution is not reached quickly. Already facing staggering […]