KFF April 14, 2020
With health centers playing an important role in the response to the coronavirus pandemic, findings from the KFF/Geiger Gibson 2019 Community Health Center Survey provide important information on health centers’ financial situation and their experiences in a changing policy environment. After years of growth following implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), changes in Medicaid, public charge, and Title X family planning policies, among others, carry important implications for low-income patients as well as health center operations and revenue. While, overall, health center patient growth and revenue remain strong, some health centers had begun to feel the effects of these changes as they were being implemented across the nation. Federal legislation has directed additional resources to health centers in the...