Join NACHC for “America’s COVID-19 Vaccine Plan: A Discussion with Dr. Bechara Choucair, White House Vaccinations Coordinator.” This timely discussion with Dr. Bechara Choucair will also feature NACHC President Tom VanCoverden and two additional participants offering their perspectives from the state and local level. When: Tuesday, February 23 at 2 pm EST Dr. Choucair, who …
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Setting the Record Straight on the 340B Drug Discount Program
There is much that is unknown, misunderstood, and even misconstrued about health center pharmacy programs and the 340B Drug Pricing Program.
We Are Committed to the Struggle: Reflections on Dr. King’s Birthday
As healers whose mission emerged from the Civil Right Movement, our goal is clear: We dedicate ourselves to the task of trying even harder to eradicate poverty, illness, hate, bias, and brutality in our communities.
New Learning Collaboratives for Health Centers: Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking
Authors: Anisa Ali, MA, Futures Without Violence; Kimberly S.G. Chang, MD, MPH, Asian Health Services Did you know that October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month? We are 100% certain that every single health center cares for people who have been affected by domestic violence. Domestic violence is common: 1 in 4 women in the United …
Guidance from CDC on HIV Testing and PrEP During COVID-19
The CDC has issued guidance to help you ensure continued access to critical HIV testing and prevention services in the communities you serve.
Intimate Partner Violence and Human Trafficking: How Health Centers Can Respond During COVID-19
AUTHORS: Kimberly S.G. Chang, MD, MPH, Asian Health Services, and Anna Marjavi, Futures Without Violence “Thank you!” Often, we hear these words from patients when we prescribe medicines that help with their illnesses. Or when we assist with appointments to specialists, for a procedure patients require, or when we help to procure equipment like wheelchairs …
We Need Congress to Act and Support the Teaching Health Center and Community Health Center Programs
On July 1, a new academic year unlike any other began for medical residents throughout the nation. However, one of the positive stories to emerge from the current COVID-19 pandemic has been the role medical residents at the nation’s 56 Teaching Health Centers (THCs) like ours here in Redding played to combat the coronavirus, including …
Workforce Wellness and Building Community
By Grace Wang, MD, MPH My calendar tells me that its day 100 of a journey on a road that doesn’t appear on any map. Sometimes I think I see a familiar landmark but upon closer scrutiny, I find that the familiar has changed to something that is unrecognizable. The first 100 days is often used …
Looking Back to Move Forward: Understanding the Underlying Authorities to Help FQHCs Survive the COVID-19 Crisis
Guest Post by Susannah Vance Gopalan, Esq., Partner at Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP in Washington, DC with editorial contributions from Bethany Hamilton, Esq. of NACHC State Affairs Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) have experienced rapid declines in patient encounters and revenues since the onset of the pandemic, being forced to lay off employees or …
Leveraging Medicaid Administrative Claiming for Health Centers
Guest post contributed by Lisa Chan-Sawin, MHA, and Gretchen Schroeder, MPH, Transform Health Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, critical safety net providers such as Community Health Centers are experiencing significant drops in patient revenue as a result of stay-at-home orders across the nation. During this global public health crisis it is critical to explore innovative …