Community Health Centers
Community Health Centers

Author: Helene Toiv

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 54

ISBN-13: 9780756705855

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Recent develop. in the health care environ. -- such as the steady growth in the no. of uninsured, a dramatic increase in the use of managed care by Medicaid, and increased competition and consolidation among health care providers -- have presented new challengers for Fed. community and migrant health centers (C/MHCs). This report: describes the current status of C/MHCs, the pop's. they serve, the types of services they provide, and sources of revenue; describes changes in Medicaid that have effected C/MHCs; discusses how C/MHCs have responded to these and other changes; and assesses HHS's actions to monitor C/MHC perfor. and help them improve oper.

Community Health Centers
Community Health Centers

Author: DIANE Publishing Company

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1996-07

Total Pages: 54

ISBN-13: 9780788129322

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The recent change from cost-based reimbursement to a monthly per capita amount for health centers participating in prepaid managed care has raised concerns about the ability of these centers to continue providing both medical and enabling services without threatening their financial position. This reports presents lessons that can be learned from health center experiences in prepaid managed care and how the Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) can help centers prepare for operating under prepaid managed care systems. Charts, tables and graphs.

Health Centers
Health Centers

Author: Marjorie Kanof

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2005-11

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 9781422302880

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Health centers in the fed. Consolidated Health Centers program provide comprehensive primary health care services at one or more delivery sites, without regard to patients' ability to pay. In FY 2002, the Health Resources & Services Admin. (HRSA) began implementing the 5-year President's Health Centers Initiative. The initiative's goal is for the program to provide 1,200 grants in the neediest communities -- 630 grants for new delivery sites & 570 grants for expanded services at existing sites -- by FY 2006. This report provides information on: (1) funding of health centers & HRSA's process for assessing the need for services; (2) geographic distribution of health centers; & (3) HRSA's monitoring of health center performance. Charts & tables.