Sentences with phrase «for community health centers»

Federal funding for community health centers expired on the same day.

I'll keep fighting for community health centers and for all of these health care programs that have improved the lives of people in my state and every other state.

«I continue to hear that there remains strong bipartisan support for community health centers, so I remain optimistic,» she added.

It would also provide $ 3.6 billion annually for community health centers through fiscal 2019, and would extend funding for a number of other public health programs through fiscal 2019.

Sen. Jon Tester of Montana praised the bill for increasing funding for community health centers in his state, and Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri lauded the fact that it includes $ 6 billion in funding for fighting opioid abuse.

The Assembly's proposal carves out $ 15.5 million from the rural hospitals appropriation to restore cuts in Cuomo's budget to Roswell Park Cancer Institute, and also allocates $ 10 million from the $ 400 million appropriation for community health centers.

Medicaid expansion helps boost the bottom line for community health centers because many previously uninsured patients would gain health coverage, and this would provide additional revenue to the health centers.

At best, such buildings could be used for community health centers, after school programs, family meals and other social services.

Rob works as an adult hospitalist and also serves as CIO for a community health center he helped to found.

While the Joint Commission sets the standards for the care in hospitals, accreditation is not required for community health centers.

Serves as facilitator for community health centers to inform the patients and community with the services that we provide.

The federal government foots around 70 percent of the bill for community health centers, which have expanded across the country thanks to increased funding from the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

The four months of uncertainty also proved detrimental for some community health centers: According to the Kaiser survey, 3 percent have already closed their doors, and 4 percent have already laid off staff.

In North Carolina, 34 percent of the funding for community health centers comes from federal grants, according to the N.C. Community Health Center Association.

AMHERST, Va. (WDBJ7) Funding could be at stake for community health centers across the country.

On behalf of the nation's nearly 1400 health centers and the 27 million patients they serve, the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) wants to express our sincere appreciation for the $ 7.8 billion dollars in federal grant funding for the Community Health Center program that was included in the bipartisan budget deal passed by Congress early this morning.

The median per - patient cost for a community health center visit is $ 151, compared to $ 1,233 for an emergency room visit.

«Ultimately, its about calling your congressman or congresswoman and advocating for community health centers,» Hudspeth said

«Today the House passed an appropriations bill that contains $ 1.4 billion dollars for community health centers, an increase over last year's funding levels.

About $ 5.1 billion, or 70 percent of the annual total that the country's 2,800 health centers receive, needs to be authorized by that date, said Deb Polun, senior director for policy and outreach for the Community Health Center Association of Connecticut.

On Sept. 30, Congress blew past a major funding deadline for community health centers — a reauthorization of the Community Health Center Fund.

Federal funding for community health centers also expired at the end of September.

It's past time to step up the fight for community health centers in my state of Massachusetts and across the country.

The money at risk includes funding for a popular children's health insurance; Medicaid funds for hospitals that deliver a high level of indigent care; and financial support for community health centers.

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, D - Conn., says he believes Congress will eventually reauthorize federal funding for the Community Health Center Fund, which constitutes the largest chunk of federal money that goes to community health centers.

Republicans in the House of Representatives were told at a Monday night meeting that the stop - gap measure would extend funding through March 23, along with a year of defense funding and two years of funding for community health centers, lawmakers said.

«We have to provide funding for community health centers and CHIP, as well as relief for the millions of Americans still reeling from natural disasters.

Tester said in a statement that the 17 - day budget did not include any funding for community health centers that are important to his rural state, nor did the deal include additional resources for border security.

Chairman Crowley has long - supported increased federal funding for community health centers that provide primary and specialty care, as well as support services, to New York families.

Our Senators, Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, say Cortland County will receive a share of $ 6.4 - million in federal Health and Human Services» funding for community health centers.

Congress already restored funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program, for hospitals that care for a disproportionate number of indigent patients and for community health centers.

Governor Baker and Oregon's Governor Brown sent a letter to Congress at the end of November asking for reauthorization of CHIP, funding for community health centers, and funding for a federal home visiting program.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas of Massachusetts placed the blame on the GOP, which has tried to tie funding for community health centers to cuts in other public health programs.

Congress has failed to renew funding for community health centers.

Earlier this month, Rep. Elise Stefanik, R - NY, introduced a bill to continue the funding for community health centers.

Governor Baker has taken a leading role in advocating for the reauthorization of the Children's Health Insurance Program and for community health centers.

This week, they're sounding the alarm over critical funding for community health centers, which is set to expire on Saturday.

(President George W. Bush, for instance, supported increasing funding for community health centers.)

While uncertainty looms over Sadler's NFP program, its very existence is threatened by the prospect of no funding for the Community Health Center Fund (CHC), which like MIECHV has not been reauthorized.