May 25, 2023

Meeting the Health Care Needs of the Aging (and Fastest Growing) Population at Health Centers 

Health centers improve the quality of life for seniors by focusing on preventive care, chronic disease management, and health promotion. This Older Americans’ Month, we sat down […]
May 15, 2023

The 340B Program Is a Lifeline for Patients with Diabetes

The 340B program does more than access to affordable medications. Savings from the 340B program allow diabetic patients less worry about choosing between health care services […]
May 11, 2023

The Official End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

3 Years, 39 Months, 1,196 Days, 28,703 Hours. That’s how long the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) has been in effect. Today, the running streak of […]
May 3, 2023

Agricultural Workers and The Health Center Movement

NACHC’s senior fellow, Jennie Mclaurin, MD, MPH,  reflects on her service towards migrant and seasonal farmworker community as an outreach worker, pediatrician, CMO and national expert […]
April 24, 2023

Saving 340B Needs to Happen ASAP

For the past 30 years, the 340B drug pricing program has served a critical role for the health care safety net, securing additional resources to help […]
April 13, 2023

National Minority Health Month: Ensuring Patient Understanding Through Health Literacy Efforts

This year’s theme for National Minority Health Month is “Better Health through Better Understanding”, which focuses on improving the health and wellbeing of racial and ethnic groups […]
April 10, 2023

Spotlight: A Health Center’s Focus on Retaining Workforce

Retaining health center staff was a challenge long before the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of staff retention efforts, health center leaders continue to look for ways […]
April 7, 2023

How Health Centers Focus on Retaining Their Workforce

Retaining health center staff was a challenge long before the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of staff retention efforts, health center leaders continue to look for ways […]
March 30, 2023

Study Shows Lower ER Use Among Health Center Patients

Patients who used health centers as their usual source of care for three or more years had lower odds of high emergency department use, according to […]