Casey: Health center funding shouldn’t wait for ‘misery on the streets’
Casey held a press conference to highlight the plight of the centers, which was comparable to that of the Children Health Insurance Program until
The
An earlier continuing resolution earmarked
"While this funding patch would provide some short-term relief, they don't provide the long-term stability that these health centers need," Casey said.
Noting that Defense Secretary
"Government by CRs is just not the way to go," Casey said.
The centers provide basic health and dental services to about 800,000 Pennsylvanians and more than 25 million people nationwide, he said.
A representative of
The company has started making plans for what it will do if the federal funding is delayed or cut, he said.
"It's just precautionary, but a real threat obviously," he said.
The nonprofit has other funding streams and federal grants for the next three years and is looking at collaborations with area health care providers and insurers, but its finances are dependent on the community health funding program.
"If it just stopped altogether, it would be catastrophic," Barnett said.
Getting long-term funding would allow the nonprofit to refocus its attention on its patients.
"It's the people we serve who are being impacted by all this foolishness," Barnett said.
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