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Health Centers Face Risks as Government Funding Lapses
About 1,500 centers nationwide serve 34 million patients and face funding shortfalls as Medicaid cuts reduce 43% of their $46.7 billion revenue, advocates say.
- Facing a recent funding lapse, about 1,500 federally funded health centers face financial challenges after federal funding expired following the Republican-controlled Congress’s failure to pass a law, triggering a government shutdown.
- A January memo from the Trump administration froze domestic aid and 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' will significantly cut Medicaid, threatening health centers' revenue.
- Recent data show nearly 34 million patients rely on 1,500 federally funded health centers, which received $4.4 billion in early-2024 grants, according to Jim Mangia.
- Some community health centers may cut staff or reduce services, centers in Virginia have closed or merged, and advocates warn this could strain hospital emergency rooms.
- To address gaps, local leaders and health centers advocate for multiyear funding and workforce programs, with Jim Mangia warning, `This is the worst time in all the years I have been working in health care.
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elplaneta.comMore than 1,500 federally funded health centers—serving millions of low-income people—face significant financial challenges, according to their leaders, as the partial government shutdown adds to other revenue cuts. Some of these community health centers may be forced to reduce medical and administrative staff, and even services. Some may even close. Advocates warn that this could increase pressure on hospital emergency rooms, which are already …
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For those unaware, as of October 1st, the United States federal government has been shut down temporarily as the democratic and republican congress members have refused to pass a funding resolution. As a result of this shutdown, the government has suspended funding for all non-essential government-funded services. Meanwhile, essential services such as the national guard, […] The post Health Centers at Risk Due to Government Shutdown appeared fir…
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