Commonwealth Fund November 13, 2024
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Community health centers provide essential primary care to more than 31 million people, including uninsured people, people with low incomes, and people who live in rural areas. However, costs have increased faster than revenues
A raft of financial pressures has put community health centers (CHCs) in a precarious position, with narrow or negative profit margins
Community health centers (CHCs) are providing high-quality, comprehensive primary care to more patients than ever. In 2023, CHCs served a record-setting 31 million patients, including more than 19 million people with incomes below 200 percent of the federal poverty level (i.e., $29,160 per year for an individual in 2023), 5.6 million people without insurance, and 9.7 million people living in rural areas. As a...
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