232654 Health Reform and Its Impact on Community Health Centers

Wednesday, November 10, 2010 : 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM

Michelle Proser, MPP , Programs and Policy, National Association of Community Health Centers, Washington, DC
Dan Hawkins , Federal & State Affairs, National Association of Community Health Centers, Washington, DC
     
This presentation will outline the various provisions within the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that impact all Federally-Qualified Health Centers and the 20 million patients they serve today. The presentation will also cover the expansion expectations of Congress for these critical safety net providers.

Learning Areas:
Public health or related laws, regulations, standards, or guidelines
Public health or related organizational policy, standards, or other guidelines
Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
To describe how the new health reform law will impact underserved populations, including insurance reforms and expansions and the expansion of access to care. To discuss how the new health reform law will impact Community Health Centers, including new opportunities and challenges facing these providers in the future. To analyze how the new health reform law will change reimbursement for primary care safety net providers.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: As Director of Research at the National Association of Community Health Centers, I conduct extensive research and writing on health centers, access to and quality of care issues, health disparities, quality improvement, and other health care issues related to medically underserved populations. I am responsible for analyzing data from all Federally-Qualified Health Centers, as well as other data sources. I have authored and co-authored numerous reports, articles, and other publications on Community Health Centers and primary care, as well as presented at the National Institutes of Health, AcademyHealth, the National Conference of State Legislatures, state primary care association conferences, and other meetings.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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