What a difference a year makes. On this exact day 1 year ago the primary care funding cliff took effect and Community Health Centers were launched into uncertainty. Congress failed to reauthorize funding for the Community Health Center Fund (CHCF), opening the door to crippling service interruptions for patients and confusion in health systems across …
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Congress Makes Progress on FY19 Funding for Health Centers and Other Key Health Priorities
Update (Sept. 27): The FY19 Defense-Labor-Health Care discretionary spending package passed both chambers of Congress and is awaiting President Trump’s signature. With the Senate’s passage of the FY19 Defense-Labor-Health Care discretionary spending package, Congress is now halfway towards providing level funding for the nation’s Community Health Centers at $1.626 billion and keeping the government open …
Congress Finds Agreement on FY18 Funding
Congress has passed a $1.3 trillion FY18 spending package that will provide dedicated and reliable funding for the federal government through September 30, 2018. The legislation was signed into law by the President earlier today. The bill provides $654.6 billion for defense and national security, and $589.5 billion for investments in critical priorities such as education, health care, …
2018 NACHC P&I Hill Day
Today thousands of health center advocates stormed Capitol Hill to say “thank you” for fixing the Cliff, and to share stories of how our people-powered movement cares for 27 million patients nationwide. After all, we’ve got a lot to be excited about in the Health Center Movement. Last month’s budget deal provided an additional $600 …
The Cliff is Fixed! Congress Passes Bipartisan Budget Package with Health Center Funding
Last week Congress passed a bipartisan spending package that included an additional two years of funding for Community Health Centers, the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), and the Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program. To add to the good news, we’re also happy to report that health center funding will increase by $600 million …
The State of the Union Marks a Critical Moment for Health Centers
Two Community Health Center leaders are headed to the nation’s capital Tuesday evening to attend the President’s State of the Union (SOTU) address to Congress. Long considered one of the highest honors a Member of Congress can bestow upon visitors to Washington, Lolita Lopez from Westside Family Healthcare in Wilmington, Delaware, and Suzanne Lagarde from Fair …
Fighting the Funding Cliff: One Veteran’s Story
We’ve been writing about the Community Health Center funding cliff. The phrase alone would lead one to think that this is an issue about money, but it’s more about people and how the decisions made (or left unmade) by Congress can have a ripple effect. That brings us to Kymberly Grafton, one of 300,000 veterans that …
A Potential Shutdown: How Did We Get Here and What Does it Mean?
How did we get here? As of Friday afternoon, Congress still hasn’t agreed upon a Continuing Resolution (CR) that can pass both Houses of Congress and prevent the federal government from shutting down. Thursday evening, the House passed a CR that would keep the government’s doors open through February 16th. The House-passed bill provides a …
Community Health Centers: Fighting Health Inequality Everyday
Today many across the country will remember the enduring legacy of Civil Rights Leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. They will celebrate all he stood for through acts of kindness and service. Many will remember the lines of his “I Have a Dream” from the 1963 March on Washington. And many today in the health care community are …
Can Congress Deliver a Cliff Fix Before They Leave for the Holidays? Yes! (But We Need Your Help!)
Congress is embarking on its annual holiday tradition of scrambling to pass all outstanding legislation that piled up over the course of the year and needs to be enacted before the new year. This year they have amassed an especially long list of complicated and critical items that need attention before they attempt to leave …