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What is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)?

Overview of Federally Qualified Health Centers Presented By: Doreen Bradshaw, Executive Director Shasta Consortium of Community Health Centers. Non-profit or public health care organization Serves predominantly uninsured or medically underserved

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What is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)?

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  1. Overview of Federally Qualified Health Centers Presented By:Doreen Bradshaw, Executive DirectorShasta Consortium of Community Health Centers

  2. Non-profit or public health care organization Serves predominantly uninsured or medically underserved Located in or serving a Federally designated Medically Underserved Area/Population (MUA or MUP) Operates under a consumer Board of Directors governance structure What is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)?

  3. Provides comprehensive primary health, oral and mental health/substance abuse services in all stages of the life cycle Provides services to all persons regardless of ability to pay Charges for services on a Board approved sliding-fee scale What is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)?

  4. The community directs services The center will be a medical home so non-emergent cases in hospital rooms are reduced Economic impact of bringing more jobs and potential for future federal investment Reduction in the number of uninsured due to FQHC assistance with Medi-Cal and Healthy Families enrollment Referral arrangements for for FQHC patients provides better access to other health providers. FQHC StatusCommunity Benefits

  5. Access to federal grants to support costs of uncompensated care Enhanced revenue due to the Prospective Payment System reimbursement for services for Medicaid and Medicare patients Access to medical malpractice coverage under Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) PHS Drug Pricing Discounts for pharmaceutical products Federal and state grant support and federal loan guarantees for capital improvements. FQHC StatusCommunity Health Center Benefits

  6. Reimbursement by Medicare for “first dollar” of services because deductible is waived if FQHC is providing services Improvement of general public health because of access to Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program (for uninsured children) Access to National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Placements to provide medical dental and mental health provider staff. FQHC StatusCommunity Health Center Benefits

  7. Nationally, community health centers are medical homes to 15 million people annually Half of health center patients reside in rural areas 70% have incomes below 200% of FPL 40% of health center patients are uninsured 36% depend on Medicaid Who Do Federally Qualified Health Centers Serve?

  8. Office of Management and budget rank the health center program as #1 for cost efficiency and effectiveness out of 15,000 Health and Human Service programs. The community health centers represent the largest health care system in the nation-serving over 50 million individuals. Independent studies show services provided in community health centers provide a savings of 30% to 60% over private health sector settings. Our Nation’s Health Centers

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