Funding for Three Programs To Increase Primary Care Access for Low-Income Individuals Set To Expire Next Year
Most federal funding for three programs to assist low-income individuals with accessing primary care is set to expire at the end of the current fiscal year, and renewing the programs could be a "tough sell" in Congress. Specifically, federal funding would expire on Sept. 30, 2015, for the Federal Health Centers program for more than 9,000 community health centers across the U.S., the National Health Service Corps program to provide loan repayments and scholarships to health workers in underserved regions, and a program for teaching health centers to provide training in primary care to dental and medical residents.
- "Obamacare Nears 'Primary Care Cliff,' With Programs Serving Poor Set To Expire" (Howell, Washington Times, 12/7).