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HHS to award $169 million to fund primary health care service centers
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The HHS has announced that an additional $169 million in Affordable Care Act funding will be distributed to 266 new community health care centers across the nation, according to a press release.
“Health centers now provide primary care to one in fourteen people living in the United States. These awards mean that more communities than ever can count on a health center to help meet the increasing demand for primary care,” Jim Macrae, HHS Health Resources and Services Administration acting administrator, said in the release.
The new centers will provide comprehensive primary care services in the most in-need communities in 46 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
The HHS estimates that more than 1.2 million added patients will receive health care services from these new centers, according to the release.
This funding comes in addition to the $101 million the HHS awarded in May 2015 to 164 health centers across the country. The Affordable Care Act has already helped open more than 700 community health centers, according to the release.
“Across the country, health centers have provided a source of high-quality primary care for people in rural and urban communities for 50 years,” Mary Wakefield, acting deputy secretary, said in a press release. “These Affordable Care Act funds build on the strong legacy of the health center program and provide even more individuals and families with access to the care they need most.”