This Funding Fight Is Flying Under The Radar, But Could Devastate Community Clinics
Local health centers could see a 70 percent reduction in their federal grant funding if Congress fails to reauthorize their funding by Sept. 30.
Santa Rosa Press Democrat:
Sonoma County Health Centers Could Lose Millions Without Action By Congress
Even as Republican lawmakers in Washington, D.C. wage a last-ditch effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, a major funding deadline for health centers is looming — and getting little attention. The funding consists of billions of dollars in federal grants that help health centers pay for general operations aimed at low-income and uninsured patients. (Espinoza, 9/20)