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HHS Releases $338 Million to Expand Community Health Centers, Serve More Patients
Grants Will Support Centers That Care for the Uninsured, Support Up to 6,400 Jobs
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the release of $338 million to expand services offered at the nation's community health centers. The money was made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and comes as more Americans join the ranks of the uninsured.
"More Americans are losing their health insurance and turning to health centers for care," said Health Resources and Services Administrator
(HRSA) Mary Wakefield, Ph.D., R.N. "These grants will aid centers in their efforts to provide care to an increasing number of patients during the economic downturn."
The grants — titled Increased Demand for Services (IDS) grants — will be distributed to 1,128 federally qualified health center grantees.
Health centers will use the funds over the next two years to create or retain approximately 6,400 health center jobs.
Grantees submitted plans explaining how the IDS funds would be used.
Strategies to expand services may include, but are not limited to, adding new providers, expanding hours of operations or expanding services. The funds will provide care to an additional 2.1 million patients over the next two years, including approximately 1 million uninsured people.
Health centers deliver preventive and primary care services to patients regardless of their ability to pay; charges for services are set according to income. Health centers served more than 16 million patients in 2007, about 40 percent of whom had no health insurance.
The IDS awards are the second set of health center grants provided through the Recovery Act. On March 2, President Obama announced grants worth $155 million to establish 126 new health centers. Those grants will provide access to health center care for 750,000 people in 39 states and two territories.
To see a list of grantees by state, go to
http://www.hhs.gov/recovery/programs/hrsa/idsgawards.html. To find a health center near you or to learn more about health centers, visit http://bphc.hrsa.gov/.The activities described in this release are being funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). To track the progress of HHS activities funded through the ARRA, visit
www.hhs.gov/recovery. To track all federal funds provided through the ARRA, visit www.recovery.gov.HRSA Awards $18 Million to Expand Use of Health Information Technology at Health Centers
Download the press release. (PDF)
Community Clinic, Inc. Receives HRSA Award
Community Clinic, Inc. (CCI), a nationally accredited nonprofit health care agency providing primary medical care and nutrition services to more than 30,000 Montgomery and northeastern Prince George’s county residents-in-need for more than 35 years, received “Notice of Award” from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), effective August 1, 2008. The award is $525,000 for nine months, and $650,000 per year for a total three-year grant period. A winner of the highly competitive award, CCI is the only HRSA New Access Point grantee in the state of Maryland.
Download the press release (PDF).
BCBS, LifeBridge Health, & CHIPMD Lead the Way
Governor O'Malley has recognized CHIP as the leading provider of organizational tools for Community Health Programs. Teaming with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maryland, CHIP will begin to implement a program that gives even more back to the community.For more information, read Advancing the Use of Health Information Technology in Maryland (PDF).
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