MPCA News

$175 Million Increase Largest Ever for Program

News Flash! In early January, 2002, President Bush signed into law the FY2002 Labor-Education-HHS Appropriations bill that includes $1.344 billion for the Health Centers program, a $175 million increase over the previous year and the largest increase ever for the program!

"This is a great holiday present for millions of Americans who don't have access to care today," said National Association of Community Health Center's (NACHC) President and CEO Tom Van Coverden. "Thanks to the visionary leadership and hard work of many Congressmen and Senators, Health Centers will begin to realize our goal of doubling the number of patients we serve over the next five years."

Last year, Community Health Centers provided front-line, comprehensive primary health care for more than 11 million people in nearly 3,500 different communities across the country.