NACHC’s Policy & Issues Forum
NACHC’s Policy & Issues Forum (P&I) is THE largest gathering of health center clinicians, executive directors, State and Regional Primary Care partners, board members and advocates on record. This event focuses on the latest in state and federal government policies effecting Community Health Centers and health care for millions of Americans.
These photos were taken at the NACHC Policy and Issues Conference, February 23-27, 2010
From the left: Derek G. Nichols (CHCANYS), Maurice A. Reid, CHCANYS Past Board President (Brownsville Multi-Service Family Health Center); Brendale Peques (Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center); Harvey Lawrence (President & CEO, Brownsville Multi-Service Family Health Center); Congressman Edolphus Towns; Lazetta Duncan Moore (CEO, Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center); and Tracy McDaniel (Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center)
From the left: Congressmember Paul Tonko, Kate Breslin (CHCANYS) and Derek G. Nichols (CHCANYS)
Stimulus Funding
Four New York Health Centers to Receive Additional Stimulus Funding
Over $15 million in additional stimulus funding coming to four New York State health centers. Urban Health Plan, Family Health Network of Central New York, Community Health Care Network and Montefiore Medical Center received funding. Click here to read President Obama’s press release.
HHS Secretary Announces $25.7 Million in Grants to Expand, Improve Health Center Services
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced more than $25.7 million in grants to increase and improve health and support services at the nation's health centers. Read More
Obama Announces CHC Funding
On March 2, President Barack Obama announced the release of $155 million in Recovery Act grants to support 126 Community Health Centers across the country. In New York, six New Access Point grantees received funds totaling $7,068,705. CHCANYS
is thankful for the attention and the investment of the federal
government and sees this as an opportunity for New York State to
address its historic under funding of its primary care safety net by
building on this federal commitment. Click here to read our press release.
On March 27, HHS released $338 million nationally in Increased Demand for Services (IDS) grants to expand services offered by CHCs and enable them to serve more patients. New York State’s community health centers were granted $19,439,038 including funding for 323 new and retained jobs, and services to 89,524 new patients including 31,137 uninsured patients.
The ARRA also provided $1.5 billion for construction, renovation, equipment, and acquisition of Health Information Technology (HIT) for Section 330-funded health centers. This funding has been divided into 3 categories: the Capital Improvement Program (CIP); Health Information Technology (HIT) Systems/Networks; and Facility Investment (FI) grants.
The CIP application was due on June 2nd and we expect the guidance for thee HIT and FI grants to be released imminently.
CHCANYS will continue to share important updates and resources with health centers throughout the cycle of ARRA funding. We hope our efforts will help position New York's health centers to maximize available federal stimulus opportunities.
For more information, check out the following websites:
For more information, contact Beverly Grossman at (518) 434-0767 ext. 11, bgrossman@chcanys.org.
National Association of Community Health Centers’ Legislative Action Center
This site will keep you informed about federal legislation. From this site you may write your congressional representatives, find who your legislators are, sign up for notification of critical legislation, find your local media contacts, monitor current bills, and check the legislative calendar.
To get involved, click: here
