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.
Advocates for Community Health (ACH) applauds the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and their Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMS Innovation Center) for their leadership in developing and launching the new Making Care Primary (MCP) Model.
Since 1981, Morris Heights Health Center (MHHC) has had a record of distinction as the major provider of health care to Morris Heights and the surrounding areas. MHHC serves more than 50,000 patients annually and provides a wide range of primary, specialty, dental, mental health, educational, and social services at eight locations.
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.