(U.S.
Department of Health & Human Services) Health and Human Services Secretary
Sylvia M. Burwell announced [Friday] $295 million in Affordable Care Act
funding to 1,195 health centers in every U.S. State, the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Pacific Basin to expand primary
care services.
[The]
awards enable health centers to increase access to comprehensive primary
health care services by hiring an estimated 4,750 new staff including new
health care providers, staying open for longer hours, and expanding the care
they provide to include new services such as oral health, behavioral health,
pharmacy, and vision services. These investments will help health centers
reach an estimated 1.5 million new patients nationwide, including over 137,000
oral health patients and more than 38,000 mental and substance abuse patients.
“Health
centers are a key part of how the Affordable Care Act is working to improve
access to care for millions of Americans,” said Secretary Burwell. “These funds
will enable health centers to provide high-quality primary health care to more
people including the newly insured, many of whom may be accessing primary care
for the first time.”
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