The National Association of Community Health Centers recently released a report: “Community Health Centers: The Local Prescription for Better Quality and Lower Costs” which documents what they are calling “The Health Center Payoff:”
- Health centers make up a substantial share of the nation’s primary care infrastructure, operating in 8,000 locations and serving 23 million patients
- Health centers are more likely to accept new patients and offer more evening and weekend hours
- Expanding health center capacity lowers Emergency Department utilization among low-income populations
- Health centers save $1,263 per person per year as a result of their timely and appropriate care
- Investing in health centers creates jobs and fuels additional economic activity through the purchase of goods and services from local businesses
Health centers by nature exemplify the model of a patient-centered medical home. Read more…
