A policy issue brief from the Geiger Gibson Program in Community Health Policy at Milken Institute School of Public Health examines the Episcopal Health Foundation’s (TX) $10 million Texas Community-Centered Health Homes (CCHH Initiative and its implications for Medicaid managed care policy and practice.

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, community health centers are serving as public health responders, especially for medically underserved populations. A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation examines how health centers have adapted their service delivery models during the pandemic response and the current challenges they face continuing to meet patients’ …

This issue brief from Kaiser Family Foundation presents findings from a 2019 survey of community health centers on activities related to the prevention and treatment of OUD, with a focus on MAT, to assess services and capacity prior to the recent surge in need.

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed a critical need for both improved access to primary health care services and community-wide partnerships to support public health efforts. The Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program is designed to train primary care residents in community-based settings and to retain medical talent in those areas of …

A new blog looks at the impact on community health centers and the patients they serve if the Affordable Care Act is repealed. 

Findings from the KFF/Geiger Gibson 2019 Community Health Center Survey provide important information on health centers’ financial situation and their experiences in a changing policy environment.

A new update underscores the central role of community health centers in controlling community spread, while ensuring that patients have access to their regular source of health care throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Health centers rely on Medicaid as a major source of operational funding. A new analysis estimating the impacts of the public charge rule on community health centers finds that as a result of Medicaid disenrollment and the rule’s chilling effect on immigrants and their families, health centers nationally could lose between 165,000 and 495,000 Medicaid …

A new analysis underscores the serious consequences for patients, communities and health centers if the Community Health Center Fund (CHCF) is not extended. The CHCF accounts for 72 percent of all federal grant funding received by health centers,  providing a crucial source of funding that allows community health centers to serve patients without health insurance, …

The long-awaited public charge final rule, titled “Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds” was published by the Department of Homeland Security on August 14. The rule greatly expands the list of benefits to be considered in an individual’s public charge determination and further establishes that receipt of any public benefits at any time may become relevant …

A new analysis of New Hampshire’s Medicaid work demonstration estimates that 2,500-3,779 community health center patients are at risk of losing coverage as a result of work and reporting requirements. The potential effects are far-reaching, resulting in Medicaid revenue losses to the state’s 11 CHCs of up to $2.8 million, which could, in turn, reduce …

Since their 1965 beginning as a small War on Poverty experiment, community health centers have matured into a principal part of the health system for thousands of medically underserved urban and rural communities that experience elevated poverty and health risks. Health centers serve patients of all ages and provide an entry point into specialized care, …

One year after hurricanes Maria and Irma struck Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), recovery of essential community health care has progressed,  but remains incomplete and challenging. This issue brief presents findings from a comprehensive survey of community health centers in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.  It describes the current state …

Community health centers provide comprehensive primary care services in some of the most underserved communities in the nation. A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation summarizes findings from the 2018 survey of community health centers to provide a snapshot of health centers’ outreach and enrollment activities, as well as changes in service capacity …