President Xxxxxx X. Xxxx has initiated a community health center (CHC) development campaign. Significant federal dollars are available to help health care providers and community leaders develop CHCs. The President’s goal is to increase the number of access points to CHCs by 1,200 over a five-year period. This program is important for North Dakota health care organizations to consider, especially organizations that are having financial difficulties and are seeing an increasing number of low income or uninsured people. A CHCS is a partnership between the federal government and local health care organizations to provide primary health care for all people regardless of income or health insurance status. Some advantages of becoming a CHC include a reduction in personnel and pharmacy costs, improved access to employees, payment for uncompensated care, recalculation of Medicare and Medicaid payment rates, access to a wide range of federal health programs and technical assistance and a host of other benefits. In light of this important initiative, the PCO works in collaboration with the Community HealthCare Association and other partners to initiate the development of community health centers in North Dakota. Primary Care Association (PCA) The Community HealthCare Association is a state nonprofit membership organization that provides leadership on primary health care issues in North Dakota and South Dakota. Begun in 1985, as the South Dakota Association of Community Health Centers, the association has grown from a handful of members to a membership representing organizations consisting of community health centers; Medicare certified rural health clinics and National Health Service Corps supported organization in North and South Dakota. It maintains an office in Sioux Falls, and in 1996, opened an office in Bismarck, North Dakota.
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President Xxxxxx X. Xxxx has initiated a community health center (CHC) development campaign. Significant federal dollars are available to help health care providers and community leaders develop CHCs. The President’s goal is to increase the number of access points to CHCs by 1,200 over a five-year period. This program is important for North Dakota health care organizations to consider, especially organizations that are having financial difficulties and are seeing an increasing number of low income or uninsured people. A CHCS CHC is a partnership between the federal government and local health care organizations to provide primary health care for all people regardless of income or health insurance status. Some advantages of becoming a CHC include a reduction in personnel and pharmacy costs, improved access to employees, payment for uncompensated care, recalculation of Medicare and Medicaid payment rates, access to a wide range of federal health programs and technical assistance and a host of other benefits. In light of this important initiative, the PCO works in collaboration with the Community HealthCare Association and other partners to initiate the development of community health centers in North Dakota. Primary Care Association (PCA) The Community HealthCare Association is a state nonprofit membership organization that provides leadership on primary health care issues in North Dakota and South Dakota. Begun in 1985, as the South Dakota Association of Community Health Centers, the association has grown from a handful of members to a membership representing organizations consisting of community health centers; , Medicare certified rural health clinics clinics, and National Health Service Corps supported organization in North and South Dakota. It maintains an office in Sioux Falls, and in 1996, opened an office in Bismarck, North Dakota.
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Samples: Cooperative Agreement