What's New in Federal Affairs
Thanks to broad bipartisan support from Congress, America’s Health Centers serve as the health care home for 20 million patients in medically underserved communities.
Resources: Health Centers & Medicaid One-Pager and Chart
Appropriations - Want to track the progress of federal appropriations bills during the most recent session of Congress? Want to know if your Members of Congress supported funding for Health Centers? The paper trail is here.
Medicaid - These two major federal programs provide health care for millions of Americans, which is why NACHC provides an information and advocacy link between its members and the legislative and administrative sectors.
Medicare - The nation’s health care insurance program for older Americans, Medicare provides for care of more than a million people through health centers. To ensure adequate reimbursement, the NACHC is working to ease payment caps.
Health Reform - This site serves as a clearinghouse for the latest information on various health reform proposals, as well as fact sheets, testimony, legislation and other resources specific to the role of health centers within a reformed health care system.
Health Centers on the Hill - Follow NACHC's "Health Centers on the Hill" blog for the inside view from Washington DC on the latest policy developments impacting America's Health Centers and the 20 million patients we serve.
| NEW 01-23-2012 |
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Community Health Center Caucus Dear Colleague Letter
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Dear Colleague Letter urging Members to join the Congressional Community Health Centers Caucus in the 112th Congress, from CHC Caucus Co-Chairs Capuano, Granger, Davis and Griffin. |
| NEW 01-04-2012 |
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Community Health Center Caucus Membership - 112th
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Most updated list of the CHC Caucus membership in the 112th Congress. |
| 05-24-2011 |
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NACHC Letter to House Leadership re H.R. 1216
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NACHC Letter to House Leadership regarding H.R. 1216, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to convert funding for graduate medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations. |
| 04-04-2011 |
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2011 Policy Papers
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NACHC 2011 Federal Legislative Agenda |
| 04-04-2011 |
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Fix-HIT Act One-Pager (H.R. 1187 / S. 643)
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One-pager on the Fix-HIT Act (H.R. 1187 / S. 643), which clarifies that Medicaid HIT Incentive Payments will be made directly to health centers. |
