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Resources by Topic: Federally Qualified Health Centers

Access to Oral Health Workforce Report: Part II
Evaluates and discusses patient access to oral healthcare in Pennsylvania. Provides demographic and well-being information, and analysis of variables affecting workforce outcomes and access to care. Features statistics with breakdowns by urban and rural areas.
Additional links: Executive Summary
Author(s): Sean G. Boynes, Helen Hawkey, Kelly A. Braun, et al.
Date: 01/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Pennsylvania Coalition for Oral Health
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Community Health Centers And Medicaid: A Deeper Dive Into FQHC Alternative Payment Reform
An overview of the development of the Medicaid FQHC policy, since 1965, between Medicare and Medicaid, providing third-party financing, and CHCs, offering primary healthcare to underserved rural and urban areas. Discusses the discrepancies in Medicaid payment policies affecting CHCs, and federal legislative actions and amendments to reconcile budgets. Describes the alternative payment methodology (APM) and its effect on the prospective payment system.
Author(s): Sara Rosenbaum, Peter Shin, Jessica Shara, Colleen Bedenbaugh
Citation: Health Affairs
Date: 01/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Health Affairs
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Rural Federally Qualified Health Centers Financial and Operational Performance Analysis 2018-2021
Examines financial and operational characteristics of rural Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) from 2018-2021. Explores FQHC growth and expansion, patient and payer mix, revenue and growth mix, financial performance, quality of care, and more. Compares data on rural FQHCs to urban and national FQHC data. Requires name, email address, and organization information to download.
Date: 01/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Capital Link
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Map of Arkansas Critical Access Hospitals, Rural Health Clinics, and Federally Qualified Health Centers
Map locating Arkansas Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). Each facility icon provides information on the county, city, phone number, and address.
Date: 01/2023
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Office of Rural Health & Primary Care
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Medicare Benefit Policy Manual: Chapter 13 - Rural Health Clinic (RHC) and Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Services
Current regulations, as of January 2023, regarding Medicare payment policies for Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs).
Date: 01/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Number of Health Care Facilities per 100,000 Rural and Urban (Pennsylvania) Residents
Provides statistics for Pennsylvania hospitals, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Rural Health Clinics, skilled nursing facilities, pharmacies, physicians and dentists offices, and residential mental health/substance abuse facilities.
Date: 2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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School-Based Telehealth Playbook
Guides health centers through the design, implementation, and operation of a telehealth program that meets the needs of children and adolescents. Covers assessing needs and readiness, program models, business models, technology and equipment, program evaluation, partnerships, and implementation. Highlights examples from rural areas throughout.
Date: 2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: School-Based Health Alliance
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Journey Map: Older Adults in Rural Areas Using Remote Patient Monitoring Technologies to Manage Chronic Conditions
A guide for rural health centers describing how to help older adult patients with multiple chronic conditions regarding the use of remote patient monitoring (RPM). Describes a five-step journey that a patient will go through while exploring RPM, and the role of the health center in this process.
Date: 2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Bureau of Primary Health Care
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North Carolina SFY 2023 Safety Net Sites
County-level map showing locations of various healthcare facilities, including Rural Health Clinics, Critical Access Hospitals, small rural hospitals, and Federally Qualified Health Centers.
Date: 2023
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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Public Law 117–328: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Text of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Public Law 117-328 (December 29, 2022). Section 4113 extends certain COVID-19 telehealth flexibilities, including the ability of Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers to serve as distant site providers, through December 31, 2024. Section 4137 authorizes the extension of a 1% add-on payment for home health services provided in high-utilization rural counties through 2023.
Date: 12/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Congress
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