HHS announces the availability of Affordable Care Act funding to expand access to primary care by supporting new community health center sites in Wisconsin
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, July 08, 2014
HHS Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell announced today the availability of $100 million from the Affordable Care Act to support an estimated 150 new health center sites across the country in 2015. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, Wisconsin has already received $68,371,547 for health center services and construction including support for 3 new health centers in Wisconsin. New health center sites will increase access to comprehensive, affordable, high quality primary health care services in the communities that need it most. Later today, Secretary Burwell will also visit a Community Health Center in Decatur, Georgia to talk with its health care professionals about the important work they are doing to connect the community with high quality primary care.
“Wisconsinites turn to their local Community Health Center for vital health care services that help them lead healthy, productive lives,” said Secretary Burwell. “That’s why it’s so important that the Affordable Care Act is supporting the expansion of health centers in Wisconsin.”
The investment announced today will add to the more than 3 health center sites in Wisconsin that have opened in the last three years as a result of the Affordable Care Act. Today, 16 health centers grantees operate 97 service delivery sites that provide care to 299,068 patients in Wisconsin. Health centers are also playing a critical role in helping the public learn about new coverage opportunities under the Affordable Care Act, by conducting outreach and enrollment activities that link individuals to affordable coverage options available through the Health Insurance Marketplace.
“Since last fall, health centers have provided enrollment assistance to more than 42,343 Wisconsinites in Wisconsin,” said HRSA Administrator Mary K. Wakefield, Ph.D., R.N. “We are pleased that the Affordable Care Act is supporting the establishment of additional health center sites in Wisconsin to provide expanded opportunities for the newly insured to receive care.”
To learn more about this funding opportunity, visit http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/apply/assistance/nap/.
To learn more about the Affordable Care Act, visit www.HealthCare.gov.
To learn more about HRSA’s Health Center Program, visit http://bphc.hrsa.gov/about/index.html.
To find a health center in your area, visit http://findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov.
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