Community Health Centers Face Financial Shortfalls and Uncertainty as Funding Expiration Looms

WASHINGTON (September 17, 2024) – A new analysis projects that a substantial majority of the nation’s nearly 1,400 community health centers, which served 31.3 million people in 2023, are likely to experience significant losses in 2024 as the cost of operations and service delivery continues to outpace revenue. This report is the first to look at the current and potential shortfalls for health centers as COVID-era protections come to an end.