Marin health centers face dual funding threats
So far,
"If
Popat said he is optimistic that the grant will eventually be renewed, since health centers have received bipartisan support in the past. If
The coalition is a network of 17 community health centers, with over 40 sites in
Deep cuts
The other threat facing the centers is a new Republican plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The scheme would replace federal money currently being allocated for Medicaid expansion and subsidies to help people afford insurance with federal block grants to states.
The size of the grants would be determined by a complex formula. The net result is that states such as
The new bill, introduced by Sens.
"The latest version of Trumpcare, the Graham-Cassidy proposal, is just as deadly as the previous versions, threatening my constituents' health from all directions by slashing much needed federal funding, prohibiting support from Medicaid, and generally throwing the health care system into chaos," said Rep.
Big losses
"In
Colfax said in addition elderly patients in nursing homes covered by Medicaid would be at risk for losing coverage.
Popat said about 10 percent of
These threats are coming at an awkward time for
Clinic closures
On
One of the rationales for the move is that federally qualified health centers, such as
County health director Colfax, however, said, "I'm confident
He added, "We want to invest in a system that is running at a good capacity, that has the resources to take care of people in an integrative way. Our county clinics don't have that."
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