- Public Charge Rule Likely to Have a Significant Spillover Effect on Community Health Centers’ Ability to Serve Their Communities New Analysis Estimates that 295,000 to 538,000 Patients Could Lose Health Care Services November 27, 2018 WASHINGTON, DC and NEW YORK, NY (Nov. 27, 2018) – Hundreds of thousands of patients could lose access to comprehensive primary and preventive care at community health centers if a proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is adopted, according to an analysis released today by the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research …
- One Year After the Hurricanes, Health Centers in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Report Treating More Patients with More Complex Needs September 25, 2018 WASHINGTON, DC and NEW YORK, NY (Sept. 25, 2018) – One year after Hurricanes Maria and Irma made landfall in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), community health centers report a surge in patients and patients who are more likely to present with serious physical and mental health problems. Nearly three quarters of community …
- Community Health Centers in a Maturing Market; Continued Patient and Service Expansion in 2017 September 5, 2018 WASHINGTON, DC and NEW YORK, NY (September 5, 2018) – The nation’s community health centers play an increasingly visible role in the maturing, post-Affordable Care Act (ACA) market and continue to show major growth, according to two new studies issued by the Geiger Gibson/ RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative at the George Washington University Milken Institute …
- Legacy Community Health Services v Smith: Examining the Legal and Practical Implications for Community Health Centers and Their Patients August 7, 2018 WASHINGTON, DC and NEW YORK, NY (August 7, 2018) – In Legacy Community Health Services v Smith, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld a decision by the Texas Medicaid program to withhold payment to a community health center for care furnished to Medicaid beneficiaries on an out-of-network basis. The dispute …
- Two Months Before the 2018 Hurricane Season Begins, Health Centers in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Still Face Serious Threats April 4, 2018 WASHINGTON, DC and NEW YORK, NY (April 4, 2018) – Six months after Hurricanes Irma and Maria pummeled Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), the regions’ twenty-three community health centers continue to play a crucial role in responding to the catastrophe, providing direct care and essential community-based public health services. Yet, a new …
- Geiger Gibson Program Recognizes 13 Emerging Leaders March 20, 2018 WASHINGTON, DC and NEW YORK, NY (March 20, 2018) – Each year, the Geiger Gibson Program in Community Health Policy at the George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH) honors young professionals currently working in the field of community health. Community health centers and primary care associations nominate dedicated young …
- RCHN Community Health Foundation Awards Grants to Launch Innovative Approaches to Improve Community Health in Five States December 6, 2017 NEW YORK – As part of its strategy to help community health centers identify and create sustainable approaches to improve the health of vulnerable communities and advance health equity, the RCHN Community Health Foundation is pleased to announce that it has awarded $625,000 in grants to community health centers in five different states.
- Tackling Toxic Homes to Improve Children’s Health December 6, 2017 NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES – Healthy Homes, Healthy Kids, a program to address asthma triggers and other health concerns for hundreds of children and families in South Los Angeles, is being launched by St. John’s Well Child and Family Center. The burden of asthma and other diseases exacerbated by substandard housing falls disproportionately on low-income and …
- Doctor’s Orders: A Prescription for Fresh Fruits and Veggies to Control Diabetes December 6, 2017 NEW YORK AND NOGALES, AZ – With diabetes on the rise, Mariposa Community Health Center (Mariposa) has grappled with how to support healthy eating in their low-income, Mexican-American community, where food insecurity is prevalent, and diets don’t often include fresh foods. Earlier interventions, like offering food vouchers for people who completed nutrition classes, weren’t enough. So …
- Doctor’s Orders: A Prescription for Fresh Fruits and Veggies to Cure Hunger, Control Diabetes December 6, 2017 NEW YORK AND NAMPA, ID– When the only grocery store serving the neighborhoods near the Terry Reilly Health Services (Terry Reilly) location at 16th Street in Nampa closed its doors, it placed a community with few transportation options, and vast food deserts at risk. In response, the Idaho Primary Care Association (IPCA), Terry Reilly and other …
- Fenway Health Launches Pilot Program to Reduce Avoidable ER and Hospital Use for LGBT Patients with Substance Abuse and Mental Health Challenges December 6, 2017 NEW YORK AND BOSTON – Reducing avoidable emergency room visits and hospitalizations has been an ongoing challenge for health care providers and payers, especially in vulnerable and at-risk communities. Now Fenway Health is launching a new pilot program to decrease avoidable Emergency Room visits and hospitalizations for treatment of behavioral health and substance use disorder by …
- ACCESS Launches the Chicago area’s First Pilot Program to Improve Care for Patients Struggling with Severe Mental Illness and Trauma December 6, 2017 NEW YORK AND CHICAGO – Access Community Health Network (ACCESS) is launching a new pilot program to improve outcomes for residents of the South and West sides of Chicago with serious and persistent mental illness through a virtual, integrated, comprehensive health home program. The health center network serves a community characterized by high rates of poverty, …
- Community Health Center Funding Cliff Could Cause More than a Hundred Thousand Jobs to be Lost December 4, 2017 WASHINGTON, DC and NEW YORK, NY (December 4, 2017) — If the Community Health Center Fund is not restored, millions of patients served by community health centers may lose access to crucial health care and up to 161,000 jobs could be lost in communities across the nation. That’s the conclusion of an analysis produced by …
- Puerto Rico’s Community Health Centers, Which Serve One in 10 Residents, Essential to Hurricane Recovery November 1, 2017 WASHINGTON, DC and NEW YORK, NY (November 1, 2017) — In the weeks since Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, the island has struggled to recover from unprecedented devastation. Community health centers, which serve as medical homes for more than one in ten of the island’s residents, have been at the front lines, serving as essential first …
- Health Center Services at Risk if Congress Fails to Renew Funding September 21, 2017 WASHINGTON, DC and NEW YORK (September 21, 2017)—If Congress does not renew a critical fund for community health centers before September 30, these safety net providers could lose 70 percent of their federal grant funding by 2018. As a result 9 million people could lose access to health care, according to a report produced by …
- With Community Health Center Fund Expiration Looming, Health Center Services at Risk Nationwide September 14, 2017 WASHINGTON, DC and NEW YORK (September 14, 2017)—If Congress fails to renew a critical fund for community health centers, which is due to expire at the end of the current federal fiscal year on September 30, these safety net providers stand to lose 70 percent of their federal grant funding by 2018. As a result, …
- Community Health Centers Lower Cost of Children’s Health Care by 35% June 20, 2017 WASHINGTON, DC and NEW YORK (June 20, 2017)—Compared to doctor offices and other providers, community health centers lower the cost of children’s primary care by approximately 35 percent, according to an analysis published by researchers at the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative at George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken …
- RCHN CHF Announces Major Gift to Milken Institute School of Public Health to Support Geiger Gibson Program May 9, 2017 WASHINGTON, DC and NEW YORK, NY (May 9, 2017) – A new three-year gift from the RCHN Community Health Foundation (RCHN CHF), of more than $1 million, will support the Geiger Gibson Program at the Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH) at George Washington University. The latest gift represents a continuation of …
- New Report Forecasts Major Shortfall in Community Health Center Revenues if Congress Repeals Medicaid Expansion, Reduces Marketplace Subsidies and Fails to Renew Health Centers Fund April 18, 2017 WASHINGTON, DC and NEW YORK (April 18, 2017)—A new report estimates that community health centers would face a $48 billion shortfall in total revenues between 2018 and 2022 if Congress moves to repeal some key provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and separately fails to renew the Health Centers Fund before it is set …
- Geiger Gibson Program Recognizes 15 Emerging Leaders April 10, 2017 WASHINGTON, DC and NEW YORK, NY (April 10, 2017) – Each year, the Geiger Gibson Program in Community Health Policy at the George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH) honors young professionals currently working in the field of community health. Community health centers and primary care associations nominate dedicated young …
- How Could Repealing Key Provisions of the Affordable Care Act Affect Community Health Centers and their Patients? March 27, 2017 WASHINGTON, DC and NEW YORK (March 27, 2017)—Repeal of key provisions of the Affordable Care Act, combined with a failure to renew critical funding streams, would result in catastrophic funding losses for community health centers–forcing these safety net providers to cut back on services, lay off staff or shut down clinical sites, according to a …
- HEALTH REFORM REPEAL COULD CAUSE 3 MILLION PEOPLE TO LOSE JOBS AND TRIGGER BROAD ECONOMIC DISRUPTION January 5, 2017 A new study , from the Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University and The Commonwealth Fund, finds that repeal of key provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) could lead to significant economic disruption and substantial job losses in every state. In 2019 alone, 2.6 million people could lose their …
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