The National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) will host a Capitol Hill briefing featuring congressional champions and Community Health Center (CHC) advocates from around the country. The briefing will focus on the urgent need to pass funding for CHCs before it expires this month.
CHCs are the largest primary care network in the country, providing cost-effective primary care to one in 10 Americans (32.5 million people) while representing just 1% of U.S. healthcare spending. The Congressional Budget Office confirms that health centers generate significant savings through reduced hospitalizations and improved health outcomes. With a track record of saving lives and taxpayer dollars, CHCs have longstanding bipartisan support on Capitol Hill.
WHAT: Capitol Hill Briefing on Community Health Center Funding
WHO:
Paloma Izquierdo-Hernandez, Board Chair, NACHC, President & CEO, Urban Health Plan, New York
Aaron Todd, CEO, Iowa Primary Care Association
Patrick Sallee, President & CEO, Vibrant Health, Kansas
Kim Mitroka, President & CEO, Christopher Rural Health Planning Corporation, Illinois
WHEN: Tuesday, March 11, 9:00-10:00 AM
WHERE: Capitol Visitors Center, SVC-212-10
OPEN TO PRESS. Coffee and refreshments will be served.
RSVP to nachcmedia@rokksolutions.com no later than Friday, March 7.