Community health centers on the eve of the COVID-19 pandemic: an overview of findings from the 2019 Uniform Data System
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Policy issue brief (Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative)
- Author(s):
- Sharac, Jessica, author Shin, Peter, author Rosenbaum, Sara, author
- Contributor(s):
- Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative issuing body. Geiger Gibson Program in Community Health Policy, issuing body. George Washington University, issuing body. Milken Institute School of Public Health, issuing body.
- Publication:
- [Washington, D.C.] : Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, September 2020
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Community Health Centers COVID-19 United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- In 2019, on the eve of the COVID-19 pandemic, federally-funded and look-alike community health centers served over 30 million medically underserved patients across thousands of rural and urban communities. In 6 states and the District of Columbia, community health centers cared for at least 3 in 10 Medicaid/CHIP beneficiaries. Since the start of the COVID-19 crisis, community health centers have played a vital role in making COVID-19 testing and care available in the poorest and most at-risk communities. They also have experienced financial losses estimated at nearly $2.9 billion to date as the pandemic has forced a major rollback in other services, site closures, and staff layoffs. The Community Health Center Fund--accounting for over 70 percent of federal health center operating grant revenue--will expire at the end of November 2020, even as patient revenue remains far below levels needed to sustain services.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (16 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101773724 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101773724