Sens. Sanders and Baldwin demand urgent action as thousands of community health centers face uncertain future without federal funds
By Jessica Corbett, staff writer for CommonDreams. Published 2-3-2018
While the Republican-controlled Congress finally approved funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program in late January after it lapsed in September, lawmakers have failed to renew funding for thousands of community health centers, which also expired in the fall—a move that “has quietly created a new healthcare crisis for 26 million Americans.”
“If Congress doesn’t fund community health centers,” Vox‘s Sarah Kliff details in a report published Friday, “thousands are expected to close.” Continue reading