CQ’s Jessie Hellmann reported on the growing debate on Capitol Hill following the announcement of $90 direct rebate checks to Medicare beneficiaries, funded through the Medicare Improvement Fund. The estimated $2 billion fund was originally established by Congress to strengthen health programs and services that directly support Medicare beneficiaries, like community health centers and the […]
Community Health Centers (CHCs), also called Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), may be our nation’s best health policy experiment, delivering a bold return on investment in the sixty years since their inception. Every $1 invested in primary care returns $13 in saved downstream costs. From urban areas to rural communities, CHCs play a crucial role […]
America’s community health centers serve a larger and more important role in our health care system than ever before, yet they face unprecedented financial challenges. ACH submitted testimony to the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies on the Community Health Center Fund, urging the Senate Appropriations […]
In this episode of Community Health Centers Unfiltered, host Amanda Pears Kelly marks the 60th anniversary of the Community Health Center Program by exploring the history, purpose, and enduring impact of America’s most vital safety-net program. Joined by Dr. Thomas Ward, professor, historian and author of Out in the Rural: A Mississippi Health Center and […]
America’s community health centers face enormous financial challenges while serving a larger and more important role in our health care system than ever before. ACH submitted testimony to the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies on the Community Health Center Fund, urging the House Appropriations Committee […]
ACH sent a letter to U.S. Congressional leaders outlining a path toward a stronger, more sustainable healthcare system. The letter details ACH’s main policy priorities: long-term, robust investment in the Community Health Center Fund; protection of the 340B Program from harmful rebate models; reinvestment in the primary care workforce, especially the National Health Service Corps; and […]
The Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) promises to expand access, strengthen the workforce, modernize care, and test new delivery models. But in practice, it leaves out a critical part of the rural health system: community health centers (CHCs). CHCs are the largest primary care network serving rural and underserved communities, yet RHTP includes no dedicated […]
Advocates for Community Health (ACH) is grateful for the bipartisan support for community health centers and the funding increase secured through the end of 2026. Specifically, the Community Health Center Program was funded at $4.6 billion through the end of 2026. We recognize that advancing this legislation, particularly through the end of the calendar year, […]
Industry groups cheered the funding for programs — from research to HIV prevention — that the Trump administration previously planned to cut, reports John Wilkerson and Daniel Payne from STAT News. The extension of telehealth and other key programs were also welcomed by health industry leaders, who emphasized the need for further legislative progress on […]
Congressional leaders on Tuesday (Jan. 20) unveiled a bipartisan health care package, which was quietly negotiated over the past two weeks, that would extend key Medicare telehealth flexibilities, continue mandatory funding for community health centers, implement a handful of pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reforms, and reauthorize a slate of expiring public health and Medicare programs, […]
