Two ACH Board members, Anne Kauffman Nolon, CEO of Sun River Health and Christy Trotter, CEO of Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic, were interviewed for this article in Axios: “Local health facilities will be ground zero for the sweeping Medicaid changes that the GOP budget law unleashed,” reports Maya Goldman at Axios. The $1 trillion […]
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 […]
ACH was featured in this article from Inside Health Policy on the HHS policy change for undocumented immigrants and the Health Center Program: CHC advocates point out that the Congressional Budget Office has found the centers reduce federal spending and ease burdens and use of higher-cost emergency services. “The policy announced today will drive people […]
In response to today’s announcement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rescinding a 1998 policy that granted undocumented immigrants access to certain federal health benefits—including the Health Center Program—Advocates for Community Health (ACH) has issued the following statement: “Today’s announcement from HHS imposes new administrative hurdles on the Health Center Program […]
Advocates for Community Health, on behalf of our health center members and the patients they serve, is deeply disappointed in today’s vote by the House to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill (H.R. 1). We are alarmed by the potential consequences of this legislation, which threatens to hinder health centers’ ability to address chronic conditions, offer substance […]
Advocates for Community Health (ACH) is gravely concerned that the Senate-passed reconciliation bill will undermine community health centers’ ability to serve rural and underserved communities nationwide. As we have said throughout this reconciliation process, health centers have cautioned that this legislation will force them to reduce services, cut hours, or even close their doors altogether. […]
As a national organization representing Federally Qualified Health Centers, Advocates for Community Health urges the Senate to reject the One Big Beautiful Bill. Health centers serve as the national primary care infrastructure for more than 31 million Americans, but with the proposed cuts to Medicaid and projected coverage losses, this infrastructure will suffer significant harm. […]
“CHC CEOs made it clear to lawmakers that the proposed Medicaid cuts in the reconciliation legislation, on top of the potential funding cliff, would significantly reduce their ability to care for uninsured patients. In response, lawmakers have urged them to innovate and adapt amid a challenging fiscal environment, according to the executives. “Innovate. Do something […]
Protect Medicaid for Community Health The Senate is considering voting for the House-passed budget reconciliation bill, which would drastically cut Medicaid for millions of people. Now is the time to add your voice. ACH is kicking off our National Call-In Days for Medicaid to send lawmakers a clear message: The changes to Medicaid within the […]
Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget bill that will seriously harm community health centers, patients, and communities by significantly reducing Medicaid funding and access, which serves as a lifeline for half of all health center patients. The bill also calls for a rushed timeline for implementation, which would create an administrative nightmare […]
