Care for Millions at Risk as Community Health Centers Lose Billions in Funding

Congress has thus far failed to renew a critical financing source for community health centers, which provide primary care to one of 13 Americans, regardless of their ability to pay. The Commonwealth Fund’s Corinne Lewis, Pamela Riley, M.D., and Melinda Abrams point out that the funding cut could lead to a quarter of health centers sites closing, 51,000 workers being laid off, and 9 million people losing care.