Community Health Centers – Healthy Skeptic

Jul 30 2015

FQHCs and Medical Homes

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

A Rand Corp. evaluation of the demonstration to have federally qualified community health centers become medical homes reveals disappointing results.

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Oct 15 2012

KaiserHealth News

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Safety-Net Hospitals Brace For Cut To Federal Subsidies

Oct 09 2012

Fox

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Community health clinics to feel impact of hospital cutbacks

Jan 23 2012

Courier-Journal.com

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As the nation’s economic slump continues, growing numbers of uninsured patients are straining community health facilities

Oct 14 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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In just over two pages of the Affordable Care Act’s Section 3026, over $500 million in federal spending is allocated over five years for the Community-Based Care Transitions Program or CBCTP.

Jun 07 2011

New York Times

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The decision by one of the nation’s leading health care systems to close a neighborhood hospital, once a relatively rare event, reflects a stark new reality

May 05 2011

NACHC

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NACHC: Community Health Centers Provide the Local Prescription for Better Quality and Lower Costs

May 05 2011

Kaiser Health News

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The role of community health centers, which serve about 23 million people, is expected to grow as part of the national health care overhaul.

Apr 12 2011

Washington Post

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Community health centers offer model for improving care even as they grow

Apr 12 2011

KaiserHealth News

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Community health centers serve 20 million people every year, and that number is expected to double by 2015, thanks to an $11 billion infusion from the health-care overhaul and $2 billion in federal stimulus funds.

Nov 23 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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The federal government on Monday unveiled a $290 million loan repayment program that could reimburse primary care physicians and dentists up to $60,000 if they agree to practice for two years in medically underserved areas.

Oct 28 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Amid all the anguish in the medical community over changes to come from the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, perhaps this is the most daunting: the expected doubling in size of the patient load.

Sep 10 2010

USA Today

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Many independent community hospitals nationwide that are not part of a health system or owned by a chain are facing significant financial troubles

Apr 27 2010

New York Times

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The new federal health care legislation includes $11 billion to establish more than 1,200 community health centers to provide treatment

Mar 25 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The health-care overhaul that President Barack Obama signed Tuesday boosts funding by $10 billion over five years for the clinics, known as community health centers.