Becker's Healthcare August 15, 2022
In addition to receiving government grants and higher reimbursement from Medicare and Medicaid, many community health centers had profit margins of 20 percent or more in the last few years, Kaiser Health News reported Aug. 15.
In 2021, the federal government gave over $6 billion in grants to 1,375 privately run health centers across the country, and the American Rescue Plan Act gave them $6 billion more over two years due to the pandemic, according to the report. Health centers also received more in reimbursement payments from Medicare and Medicaid than private physicians, according to Kaiser Health News.
In return for federal dollars, community health centers must accept all patients regardless of their ability...
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