Community Clinics Brace For Worst As Deadline To Renew Federal Funding Inches Closer
"[W]e have never gotten to the point that we’re 15 days away from the end of the year, without knowing our funding for the next year," said Vernita Todd the senior vice president of Health Center Partners of Southern California. "This is a first.”
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Community Clinics Facing Financial Cliff
Community clinics provide care to anyone who needs it, regardless of their ability to pay. But that mission is in jeopardy — $3.6 billion in federal funds clinics rely on to stay in business will run out on Sept. 30. Clinic officials warn if Congress fails to reauthorize that funding by the deadline, they may be forced to lay off doctors, cut services, and in some case, close their doors altogether. (Goldberg, 9/18)