Health Committee Weighs Health Center Funding Fixes, Workforce Aid

By Bridget Early / March 7, 2023 at 3:40 PM

The Senate health committee at a recent hearing reached a general understanding that community health centers will require ongoing financial and workforce-related support after the COVID-19 public health emergency ends on May 11, when certain CHC funding is set to lapse, but ranking Republican Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and other GOP members called on the Government Accountability Office to elucidate current funding sources for CHCs before the committee takes any next steps.


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