This National Health Center Week, I’m grateful for the care Community Health Centers (CHCs) provide to millions of people in this country.
I believe everyone should have access to healthcare and am committed to working alongside our CHCs to build a healthier future for all.
I believe everyone should have access to healthcare and am committed to working alongside our CHCs to build a healthier future for all.
August 4, 2026 at 2:06 PM
This National Health Center Week, I’m grateful for the care Community Health Centers (CHCs) provide to millions of people in this country.
I believe everyone should have access to healthcare and am committed to working alongside our CHCs to build a healthier future for all.
I believe everyone should have access to healthcare and am committed to working alongside our CHCs to build a healthier future for all.
Typical American employees experienced 4.1% hourly wage growth rate over the last year, decelerating 0.2 percentage points from two months ago.
www.atlantafed.org/chcs/wage-gr...
www.atlantafed.org/chcs/wage-gr...
September 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Typical American employees experienced 4.1% hourly wage growth rate over the last year, decelerating 0.2 percentage points from two months ago.
www.atlantafed.org/chcs/wage-gr...
www.atlantafed.org/chcs/wage-gr...
"CHCs play an important role in helping patients get health insurance coverage through both the ACA marketplaces & Medicaid. The coverage expansions have fueled health center growth: between 2013 & 2024, CHC capacity grew by 50%, from 21 million people served in 2013 to more than 32 million by 2024"
Millions of CHC Patients to Lose Coverage When Tax Credits Expire
CHCs serve community residents regardless of ability to pay; loss of revenue from private insurance and Medicaid will put a strain on CHCs’ finances and capacity.
www.commonwealthfund.org
November 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
"CHCs play an important role in helping patients get health insurance coverage through both the ACA marketplaces & Medicaid. The coverage expansions have fueled health center growth: between 2013 & 2024, CHC capacity grew by 50%, from 21 million people served in 2013 to more than 32 million by 2024"
Obamacare created these CHCs which serve rural areas with no other healthcare options and 1/5th of them are starting to close because of Trump's funding freeze.
He's going to kill thousands of his own MAGA supporters in FAFOtowns across America.
He's going to kill thousands of his own MAGA supporters in FAFOtowns across America.
Virginia community health centers close over federal funding access
Despite pause on federal funding freeze, centers unable to access grants
www.vpm.org
February 6, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Obamacare created these CHCs which serve rural areas with no other healthcare options and 1/5th of them are starting to close because of Trump's funding freeze.
He's going to kill thousands of his own MAGA supporters in FAFOtowns across America.
He's going to kill thousands of his own MAGA supporters in FAFOtowns across America.
I’m pleased Community Health Centres (CHCs) take centre stage in NDP-Green agreement—long advocated by communities & researchers alike
If implemented properly, a strong primary care model that can improve access (incl after-hours), reduce health inequities
www.policynote.ca/chcs-in-bc/ #bcpoli
If implemented properly, a strong primary care model that can improve access (incl after-hours), reduce health inequities
www.policynote.ca/chcs-in-bc/ #bcpoli
December 17, 2024 at 5:35 AM
I’m pleased Community Health Centres (CHCs) take centre stage in NDP-Green agreement—long advocated by communities & researchers alike
If implemented properly, a strong primary care model that can improve access (incl after-hours), reduce health inequities
www.policynote.ca/chcs-in-bc/ #bcpoli
If implemented properly, a strong primary care model that can improve access (incl after-hours), reduce health inequities
www.policynote.ca/chcs-in-bc/ #bcpoli
Community health centers are reliant on Medicaid dollars and proposed cuts represent an existential threat to them — according to the National Association of CHCs, "Medicaid covers 50% of CHC patients and accounts for 42% of revenues."
www.nachc.org/medicaid-at-...
www.nachc.org/medicaid-at-...
"Loss of community health center sites was associated with an increase in age-adjusted all-cause mortality of 3.54 deaths per 100,000 population in the year following the loss. The largest increase was observed for cancer mortality."
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
May 23, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Community health centers are reliant on Medicaid dollars and proposed cuts represent an existential threat to them — according to the National Association of CHCs, "Medicaid covers 50% of CHC patients and accounts for 42% of revenues."
www.nachc.org/medicaid-at-...
www.nachc.org/medicaid-at-...
Job switchers have seen less wage growth than job stayers for the last 5 months in a row, the worst streak since 2010, in a sign of weakening worker power.
Interestingly, this was a *lagging* indicator in 2001 & 2008.
Source: www.atlantafed.org/chcs/wage-gr...
Interestingly, this was a *lagging* indicator in 2001 & 2008.
Source: www.atlantafed.org/chcs/wage-gr...
July 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Job switchers have seen less wage growth than job stayers for the last 5 months in a row, the worst streak since 2010, in a sign of weakening worker power.
Interestingly, this was a *lagging* indicator in 2001 & 2008.
Source: www.atlantafed.org/chcs/wage-gr...
Interestingly, this was a *lagging* indicator in 2001 & 2008.
Source: www.atlantafed.org/chcs/wage-gr...
Consumer prices rose 3.2% over the year on average.
Among Americans employed both now and a year ago:
- hourly wage growth averaged 6.7%, so an hour of work buys an average of 3.5% more now than a year ago
www.atlantafed.org/chcs/wage-gr...
Among Americans employed both now and a year ago:
- hourly wage growth averaged 6.7%, so an hour of work buys an average of 3.5% more now than a year ago
www.atlantafed.org/chcs/wage-gr...
December 1, 2023 at 9:57 PM
Consumer prices rose 3.2% over the year on average.
Among Americans employed both now and a year ago:
- hourly wage growth averaged 6.7%, so an hour of work buys an average of 3.5% more now than a year ago
www.atlantafed.org/chcs/wage-gr...
Among Americans employed both now and a year ago:
- hourly wage growth averaged 6.7%, so an hour of work buys an average of 3.5% more now than a year ago
www.atlantafed.org/chcs/wage-gr...
Yesterday, HHS revised its list of federal programs that many immigrants will be ineligible for to include community health centers. CHCs are a vital source of care for many immigrants; especially among those who are uninsured/on Medicaid, are Hispanic, may be undocumented, or have LEP
@kff.org
@kff.org
July 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Yesterday, HHS revised its list of federal programs that many immigrants will be ineligible for to include community health centers. CHCs are a vital source of care for many immigrants; especially among those who are uninsured/on Medicaid, are Hispanic, may be undocumented, or have LEP
@kff.org
@kff.org
American employees' median within-worker, over-the-year wage growth rate remained steady at 4.3% into March (actually Jan-Mar).
www.atlantafed.org/chcs/wage-gr...
www.atlantafed.org/chcs/wage-gr...
April 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
American employees' median within-worker, over-the-year wage growth rate remained steady at 4.3% into March (actually Jan-Mar).
www.atlantafed.org/chcs/wage-gr...
www.atlantafed.org/chcs/wage-gr...
Typical American workers can buy 2.1% more now per hour of work than a year ago.
Median within-worker wage growth accelerated to 4.7%, per Fed's Wage Growth Tracker (faster wage growth than anytime Mar 2001 thru Dec 2021), while consumer prices rose 2.6%.
#️⃣#️⃣
www.atlantafed.org/chcs/wage-gr...
Median within-worker wage growth accelerated to 4.7%, per Fed's Wage Growth Tracker (faster wage growth than anytime Mar 2001 thru Dec 2021), while consumer prices rose 2.6%.
#️⃣#️⃣
www.atlantafed.org/chcs/wage-gr...
October 11, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Typical American workers can buy 2.1% more now per hour of work than a year ago.
Median within-worker wage growth accelerated to 4.7%, per Fed's Wage Growth Tracker (faster wage growth than anytime Mar 2001 thru Dec 2021), while consumer prices rose 2.6%.
#️⃣#️⃣
www.atlantafed.org/chcs/wage-gr...
Median within-worker wage growth accelerated to 4.7%, per Fed's Wage Growth Tracker (faster wage growth than anytime Mar 2001 thru Dec 2021), while consumer prices rose 2.6%.
#️⃣#️⃣
www.atlantafed.org/chcs/wage-gr...
Wage growth is *easing* and the premia for job-switchers has turned negative which are symptoms of a weakening labor market
www.atlantafed.org/chcs/wage-gr...
www.atlantafed.org/chcs/wage-gr...
July 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Wage growth is *easing* and the premia for job-switchers has turned negative which are symptoms of a weakening labor market
www.atlantafed.org/chcs/wage-gr...
www.atlantafed.org/chcs/wage-gr...
What happens when mission-driven CHCs start competing with each other? Despite policy mandates to collaborate, I find that CHCs are increasingly drawn into “turf wars” that may compromise their social mission.
Full study here: doi.org/10.1111/1468...
#HealthPolicy #CommunityHealth #CHCs #FQHCs
Full study here: doi.org/10.1111/1468...
#HealthPolicy #CommunityHealth #CHCs #FQHCs
Turf Wars: How Growth and Competitive Shocks Have Affected the Performance and Stability of Community Health Centers
Policy Points
Community health centers (CHCs) are mandated to simultaneously maintain collaborative relationships with all other health care providers in their service area while consistently exp...
doi.org
July 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
What happens when mission-driven CHCs start competing with each other? Despite policy mandates to collaborate, I find that CHCs are increasingly drawn into “turf wars” that may compromise their social mission.
Full study here: doi.org/10.1111/1468...
#HealthPolicy #CommunityHealth #CHCs #FQHCs
Full study here: doi.org/10.1111/1468...
#HealthPolicy #CommunityHealth #CHCs #FQHCs
Who much did individual American employees' hourly wages grow over the last year?
The typical employees wages grew 4.1%, half had faster growth than this & the other half slower.
Wage growth is faster than pre-pandemic but decelerating, faster than price growth.
www.atlantafed.org/chcs/wage-gr...
The typical employees wages grew 4.1%, half had faster growth than this & the other half slower.
Wage growth is faster than pre-pandemic but decelerating, faster than price growth.
www.atlantafed.org/chcs/wage-gr...
February 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Who much did individual American employees' hourly wages grow over the last year?
The typical employees wages grew 4.1%, half had faster growth than this & the other half slower.
Wage growth is faster than pre-pandemic but decelerating, faster than price growth.
www.atlantafed.org/chcs/wage-gr...
The typical employees wages grew 4.1%, half had faster growth than this & the other half slower.
Wage growth is faster than pre-pandemic but decelerating, faster than price growth.
www.atlantafed.org/chcs/wage-gr...
Thank you to these Floridians with NACHC for presenting me with their 2025 Distinguished Community Health Center Advocate Award! I appreciate all our CHCs do to keep FL families healthy, and I’m going to keep working to deliver what they need to maintain and grow that mission.
February 7, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Thank you to these Floridians with NACHC for presenting me with their 2025 Distinguished Community Health Center Advocate Award! I appreciate all our CHCs do to keep FL families healthy, and I’m going to keep working to deliver what they need to maintain and grow that mission.
Mark, if you guys had the Canadian health care system think of how much healthier Americans would be. I mean ours is not perfect but it works. There always room for improvement in the CHCS.
January 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Mark, if you guys had the Canadian health care system think of how much healthier Americans would be. I mean ours is not perfect but it works. There always room for improvement in the CHCS.
A new study suggests ozone pollution can mess up ant communication systems, making it more difficult for ants to tell nestmates from strangers.
Oxidizing pollutants can disrupt nestmate recognition in ants | PNAS
Eusocial hymenoptera recognize nestmates based on colony-specific profiles of cuticular
hydrocarbons (CHCs). While these profiles contain a variety...
www.pnas.org
February 9, 2026 at 11:19 PM
A new study suggests ozone pollution can mess up ant communication systems, making it more difficult for ants to tell nestmates from strangers.
Hourly wage growth averaged 6.3% among Americans employed both now & a year ago per Atlanta Fed ("now" actually means Sept-Nov).
Consumer price growth averaged 3.3% over same.
An hour of work buys an average of 3.0% more now than a year ago for them
#NumbersDay
www.atlantafed.org/chcs/wage-gr...
Consumer price growth averaged 3.3% over same.
An hour of work buys an average of 3.0% more now than a year ago for them
#NumbersDay
www.atlantafed.org/chcs/wage-gr...
December 14, 2023 at 9:55 PM
Hourly wage growth averaged 6.3% among Americans employed both now & a year ago per Atlanta Fed ("now" actually means Sept-Nov).
Consumer price growth averaged 3.3% over same.
An hour of work buys an average of 3.0% more now than a year ago for them
#NumbersDay
www.atlantafed.org/chcs/wage-gr...
Consumer price growth averaged 3.3% over same.
An hour of work buys an average of 3.0% more now than a year ago for them
#NumbersDay
www.atlantafed.org/chcs/wage-gr...
Busy KFC AM. Vry amplified pattn with large upr ridges to the ESE ovr Nebraska and W thru 155W w/a trof between them lurking along 134W. The trough pivots counterclockwise late Tue-Wed w/the flow over the LM bcmg more Sly. Mdls disagree on details but 🚿/⚡chcs rise sharply Thu #YVR. Cooler Fri
July 13, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Busy KFC AM. Vry amplified pattn with large upr ridges to the ESE ovr Nebraska and W thru 155W w/a trof between them lurking along 134W. The trough pivots counterclockwise late Tue-Wed w/the flow over the LM bcmg more Sly. Mdls disagree on details but 🚿/⚡chcs rise sharply Thu #YVR. Cooler Fri
CHCs have been essential for providing care in "gateway communities" where immigrants represent a growing share of the population. This change greatly reduces immigrants' access to healthcare in the U.S..
Yesterday, HHS revised its list of federal programs that many immigrants will be ineligible for to include community health centers. CHCs are a vital source of care for many immigrants; especially among those who are uninsured/on Medicaid, are Hispanic, may be undocumented, or have LEP
@kff.org
@kff.org
July 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
CHCs have been essential for providing care in "gateway communities" where immigrants represent a growing share of the population. This change greatly reduces immigrants' access to healthcare in the U.S..
Community health centers, a vital lifeline to health care for over 32 million Americans, offer more than just #primarycare.
In 2022, over 40 million patient visits were for behavioral health care, more than any other health condition. #CHCs
In 2022, over 40 million patient visits were for behavioral health care, more than any other health condition. #CHCs
How Community Health Centers Can Meet the Rising Demand for Behavioral Health Care
The number of patients receiving behavioral health care at community health centers (CHCs) tripled from 2010 to 2020.
www.commonwealthfund.org
February 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Community health centers, a vital lifeline to health care for over 32 million Americans, offer more than just #primarycare.
In 2022, over 40 million patient visits were for behavioral health care, more than any other health condition. #CHCs
In 2022, over 40 million patient visits were for behavioral health care, more than any other health condition. #CHCs
Clinicians in CHCs play an important role in the process to eliminate the sex gap in preventive health. Discover insights and strategies in the article, "Sex, ethnicity, and language differences in statin prescribing in community health center patients." Read more here: ow.ly/x8Yh50U6bYk
November 13, 2024 at 7:13 PM
Clinicians in CHCs play an important role in the process to eliminate the sex gap in preventive health. Discover insights and strategies in the article, "Sex, ethnicity, and language differences in statin prescribing in community health center patients." Read more here: ow.ly/x8Yh50U6bYk
The Atlanta Fed's wage growth tracker is cooling off. www.atlantafed.org/chcs/wage-gr...
September 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The Atlanta Fed's wage growth tracker is cooling off. www.atlantafed.org/chcs/wage-gr...
VISTA, similar to the DoD’s CHCS was like a cockroach - it almost never went down, remained useful and fairly user-friendly/easy to learn. DoD moved on to the boneyard in favor of a very expensive and equally buggy crap EMR. VA was wise not to.
March 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
VISTA, similar to the DoD’s CHCS was like a cockroach - it almost never went down, remained useful and fairly user-friendly/easy to learn. DoD moved on to the boneyard in favor of a very expensive and equally buggy crap EMR. VA was wise not to.
VIRGINIA: Roughly half of the state’s CHCs lost access to federal grant money, and some were forced to shut down sites entirely.
This included three clinic branches in the Richmond area that closed due to the funding cutoff
www.axios.com/local/richmo...
This included three clinic branches in the Richmond area that closed due to the funding cutoff
www.axios.com/local/richmo...
🌊 The Current: Health centers close over federal funding
www.axios.com
February 6, 2025 at 1:50 PM
VIRGINIA: Roughly half of the state’s CHCs lost access to federal grant money, and some were forced to shut down sites entirely.
This included three clinic branches in the Richmond area that closed due to the funding cutoff
www.axios.com/local/richmo...
This included three clinic branches in the Richmond area that closed due to the funding cutoff
www.axios.com/local/richmo...