For more than 40 years, health centers in the United States have delivered comprehensive, high-quality primary health care to patients regardless of their ability to pay. During that time, health center grantees have established a tradition of providing care for people underserved by America’s health care system: the poor, uninsured, and homeless; minorities; migrant and seasonal farmworkers; public housing residents; and people with limited English proficiency.
The Bureau of Primary Health Care oversees the FQHC program.
Summary Of Health Center Program Requirements
- Summary of Key Health Center Program Requirements. HRSA, Bureau of Primary Health Care 2008.
- Health Centers: America’s Primary Care Safety Net. Refelctions on Success. HRSA Health Center Program Report. 2002-2007.
- Health Center Benefits. Feldesman, Tucker, Leifer, Fidell & Bank, LLP. January, 2002.
- FQHC Look-Alike Program: Past, Present, Future. Tonya Bowers, HRSA, Bureau of Primary Health Care, June, 2008.
- The Importance of Community Governance. NACHC, December, 2007.
- Creating and Managing Effective Boards. Graham, Neal. BPHC All Grantees Meeting, June, 2008. Tennessee Primary Care Association.
ADDITIONAL FQHC LINKS:
National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)
Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC)
Policy Information Notices and Program Assistance Letters