MeriTalk August 15, 2022
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), has awarded almost $90 million to nearly 1,400 community health centers across the county to improve their data collection and reporting efforts.
The $90 million comes from American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding, building on the $7.6 billion ARP funding invested over the past year to strengthen the health center workforce, renovate facilities, and equip them with essential COVID-19 medical supplies.
“We have prioritized advancing equity in our COVID-19 response and throughout all of our work,” HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said in a press release. “Community health centers have played a pivotal role in the nation’s COVID-19 response, and now serve more than 30 million...