HHS announced plans today to provide more than $728 million in funding for community health centers nationwide.
A part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the funding will support 398 renovation and construction projects at community health centers, which provide primary care for an estimated $20 million Americans. Through expansion of services and facilities in some centers, HHS estimates the new funding will provide care to an estimated 860,000 more patients at community health centers.
Since President Obama took office in 2009, employment at community health centers nationwide has increased by 15 percent.
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A part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the funding will support 398 renovation and construction projects at community health centers, which provide primary care for an estimated $20 million Americans. Through expansion of services and facilities in some centers, HHS estimates the new funding will provide care to an estimated 860,000 more patients at community health centers.
Since President Obama took office in 2009, employment at community health centers nationwide has increased by 15 percent.
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