During the recent Senate HELP hearing titled “Community Health Centers: Saving Lives, Saving Money,”Advocates for Community Health (ACH) was privileged to be invited to speak on behalf of the 30 million Americans who depend on community health centers for their primary and comprehensive care.
While the past three years managing through a pandemic were challenging, health centers are now bracing for what we expect to be a difficult year for new reasons altogether.
On Tuesday, February 21, Advocates for Community Health (ACH) joined Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), ACH members Morris Heights Health Center (MHHC) and Sun River Health, and other community health advocates to announce the introduction of the Health Center Community Transformation Hub Act during a press conference at MHHC’s Maternal Health Center of Excellence.
Advocates for Community Health (ACH)
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 (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.
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 […]
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 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.
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, […]