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New Data Note: Health Center Medicaid Patient Coverage at Risk
A new data note from the Geiger Gibson/ RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative shows the adult community health center population that is at risk of losing Medicaid coverage under pending federal policy changes.
New Data Note - Trump Administration Executive Orders, Week One
In new data note, Professor Rosenbaum summarizes key White House Executive Orders (EOs) issued during the first week of the Trump Administration.
New Report - Community Health Centers Grew Through 2023, But Serious Hazards Are on the Horizon
New policy brief from the Geiger Gibson Program in Community Health examines 2023 patient volume, visits and financial status, finding 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.
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.
New Blog: In States with Abortion Bans, CHC Patients Face Challenges Getting Care
A new blog explores how community health center patients and providers have been directly and adversely affected by the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
New Blog on Commonwealth Fund’s To the Point
New blog written for the Commonwealth Fund’s To the Point examines the challenges experienced by community health centers following the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
Community Health Centers Report The Impact of Medicaid Unwinding a Year Later
A new report on Medicaid unwinding shows its deep and broad impact on health centers and their patients
Amicus Brief Urges Supreme Court to Protect Public Health and Uphold EMTALA
Public health amicus brief signed by the American Public Health Association, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the American Medical Women’s Association and the Network for Public Health Law as well as 133 deans and scholars in public health, health professions, and health law and policy on Idaho v. United States. The brief argues that if the High Court allows Idaho to proceed despite the clear scope and sweep of EMTALA, states could bar their hospitals from intervening in other health emergencies.
Awards Program Recognizes 12 Emerging Leaders in Community Health
The Geiger Gibson Program in Community Health at the George Washington University, in collaboration with the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), recognizes 12 young leaders whose work furthers the community health center mission.
Community Health Centers Face Uncertainty Over Long Term Funding: New Analysis
Federal funding delays threaten the national community health center network, where more than 50% of all organizations are already operating on thin margins.
