Health Care Reform and Federally Qualified Health Centers
Legislation
Concurrent Resolution
(H. Con.
Res. 144 / S. Con. Res. 25), Recognizing
the value, importance and benefits of federally qualified health centers in health
reform. This concurrent resolution calls for community health centers'
full participation and payment in health care reform, and in the post-reform
environment.
Senate Health, Education, Labor
& Pension (HELP) Committee's Reform Bill, The Affordable
Health Choices Act.
NEW -Senate Bill - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
NEW - Senate Bill Summary
House Tri
Committee's Health Reform Bill, America's Affordable Health Choices
Act (AAHCA) of 2009 (HR3962). This legislation represents the
collective work of the three House committees with jurisdiction over health
reform - Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor - and
seeks to provide quality affordable health care for all Americans while
controlling health care cost growth.
NACHCs Two Page Summary of the Reform Bill can be found here.
Fact Sheets
House
Health Reform CHC Expansion & Health Center Patients Served:
Health
Reform Legislation Side-By-Side - UPDATED NOV 2009 WITH HR 3962:
Health Reform
& Health Center Priorities:
Background
& Rationale for Health Center-Specific Requests:
Health Reform
& Health Center Reimbursement:
Principles
for National Health Reform:
Eric Taylor, LPCA President Paper on Health Care Reform
