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Resources by Topic: Federally Qualified Health Centers

Calendar Year (CY) 2015 Rural Health Clinic (RHC) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) Updates: Payment Rate Increases for RHCs and FQHCs Billing Under the All-Inclusive Rate System (AIR), and Urban and Rural Designations for FQHCs Billing Under the AIR
Provides updates for RHCs and FQHCs that are submitting claims to Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) for services to Medicare beneficiaries.
Date: 12/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Draft Health Center Program Policy Guidance Regarding Services to Support Transitions in Care for Justice-Involved Individuals Reentering the Community
Draft Policy Information Notice (PIN) proposing program policy guidance for health centers under section 330 of the Public Health Service Act. Offers clarifications on the circumstances under which health centers may provide certain health services to justice-involved individuals who are expected to be or scheduled to re-enter the community as part of the Health Center Program scope of project. Outlines general and specific criteria, allowable in-scope services, and documentation.
Date: 04/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Bureau of Primary Health Care
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Community Health Centers and Value-Based Payment
Discusses the role of Federally Qualified Health Centers and Rural Health Clinics, alternative payment models, and the challenges with implementing value-based payment.
Author(s): Janet Weiner
Date: 04/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Pennsylvania Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
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California's Health Care for the Homeless Grantees: Who They Are, What They Do, and What They Need
Describes the Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) program and the work of program grantees in California. Interviewed a representative sample of grantees and surveyed a larger group of grantees to determine program reach, challenges, and needs. Includes information on a rural Federally Qualified Health Center.
Author(s): Julie Hudman
Date: 03/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: California Health Care Foundation
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Become a Health Center
Provides information on becoming a Health Center Program awardee or look-alike. Includes details on applying for health center program funding and the benefits of look-alike designation, including Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) reimbursement from Medicare and Medicaid.
Date: 03/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Bureau of Primary Health Care
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Impact of the Health Center Program
Brief overview of the Health Center Program, focusing on the goals of advancing health equity, addressing emergent public health needs, and driving quality improvement.
Date: 03/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Bureau of Primary Health Care
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Addressing Disparities In Research Informing Personalized Medicine: Recommendations from Underserved Communities: A Research Report
Offers 8 recommendations from representatives of underrepresented biomedical research (UBR) communities for engaging UBR communities in research. Recommendations cover empowering community engagement and the collection and use of health data. Discusses funding for rural health facilities.
Date: 02/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Personalized Medicine Coalition
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Community Health Centers, Arkansas Locations
Map showing locations of Community Health Centers in Arkansas.
Date: 01/2024
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Community Health Centers of Arkansas, Inc.
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Fortifying Community Health Centers: Fostering Community Resilience, Equitable Response, and Disaster Preparedness
Discusses the impact of community health centers, with a focus on the diverse patients they serve, the low-cost/high-quality healthcare, and the ability to serve patients with complex needs. Includes discussion on disaster response, care coordination, and policies, such as those related to telehealth, that affect community health center work.
Date: 01/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Association of Clinicians for the Underserved, Healthcare Ready
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A Federally Qualified Health Center and Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Partnership in Rural Missouri
Case study describing a medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) program partnership between a Federally Qualified Health Center and a certified community behavioral health clinic in rural southwest Missouri. Covers the infrastructure of the MOUD program, staffing and services, financing, and more. Highlights challenges and successes, as well as recommendations for other health centers interested in a similar partnership.
Author(s): Ashley Jasko, Meryl Schulman
Date: 01/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Care Strategies
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