ACH’s CEO Amanda Pears Kelly was interviewed for this U.S. News & World Report article about the effects of Medicaid unwinding on health centers. It’s a perfect financial storm created by a sharp rise in the cost of care, a tight workforce, and fewer insured patients.
In recent months, clinics in Montana, California, and Colorado have announced cuts. “It’s happening in all corners of the country,” said Amanda Pears Kelly, the CEO of Advocates for Community Health, as nearly a quarter of community health center patients who rely on Medicaid were cut from the program.