Budget Cuts

No Deal: Deadline Passes, Bipartisan Deficit Reduction Plan Eludes Super Committee

Submitted by chughes on November 23, 2011 - 9:59am

Via the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) - For months we’ve been advocating on behalf of health centers as the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (termed the “Super Committee”) worked on a deal to reduce the deficit by at least $1.2 trillion, per the Budget Control Act of 2011 – and yesterday we saw the Super Committee concede they will not meet their goal.  Technically, the deadline for the Super Committee vote is November 23rd – this Wednesday – however, the commit

Administration Scales Back Expansion Of Community Health Centers

Submitted by chughes on October 11, 2011 - 2:11pm

By Phil Galewitz
KHN Staff Writer
Oct 06, 2011

This story was produced by Kaiser Health News in collaboration with the Washington Post

The applications poured in, spurred by millions of dollars in new funding included in the health law to expand primary care to the poor. A record 810 groups sought federal grants to staff and equip hundreds of new and existing community health centers.

Please Don't Cut Community Health Center Funding - A Video Message

Submitted by chughes on February 26, 2011 - 10:57pm

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