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As the number of people without medical insurance rises, health centers are absorbing a greater share of that expanding care need.

Nationwide, more than 47 million people lack health insurance, up 13% in the last five years. At the same time, health centers have seen a 45% increase in the number of patients without health insurance.

Health centers wrestle daily with the challenge of providing quality primary care to 16 million patients, 6 million of whom lack health insurance. Absorbing those care costs affects the ability of health centers to provide insurance for their own employees.

For that reason, the NACHC supports: 

• Expanded public and private support for access to health insurance and care.
• Passage of the “Health Partnership Act” (S.325/H.R.506), which would give states greater flexibility to expand coverage and access through more creative use of technical and financial resources.
• Legislation to help health centers cut their own health insurance costs by participating in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.

12-01-2007		Cosponsors of H.R. 1518 (61kb)
12-01-2007		NACHC endorsement of H.R. 1518 (34kb)
12-01-2007		Text of S. 2186, the Community Health Center Employee Health Coverage Act of 2007 (40kb)
12-01-2007		Cosponsors of S. 2186 (30kb)
12-01-2007		NACHC Endorsement of S. 2186 (26kb)
12-01-2007		Summary of H.R. 1518/S. 2186 (18kb)
12-01-2007		What is the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program? (26kb)
12-01-2007		NACHC Testimony Submitted to the House (47kb) NACHC Testimony Submitted to the House Oversight and Government Relations Subcommittee on Federal Workforce
12-01-2007		Congressional Briefing on Impact of Health Insurance Costs on Health Centers (443kb)
12-01-2007		Office of Personnel Management
12-01-2007		House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
12-01-2007		Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs