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 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 […]
