PCA and HCCN General Session (Invitation Only and Separate Registration Required)
Feb 14, 2022 10:00am ‐ Feb 14, 2022 12:30pm
Identification: PCAGS
(Invitation Only and Separate Registration Required)
Refreshment Break in EXPO Hall (Lunch on your own)
Feb 14, 2022 12:00pm ‐ Feb 14, 2022 1:00pm
Identification: BRK1
NACHC Federal Affairs Hill Update
Feb 14, 2022 2:00pm ‐ Feb 14, 2022 3:15pm
Identification: PMC1
NACHC's Federal Affairs team will provide an update on relevant topics related to health center funding and 2022 policy priorities including the Build Back Better Act, appropriations and mandatory funding, infrastructure, workforce, telehealth, and 340B.
- Acquire information about the latest congressional actions that will enable them to advocate for policy, funding, and legislative initiatives that benefit CHCs.
- Identify NACHC policy and funding priorities that will help health center leaders and board members with strategic planning.
- Identify health center 2022 funding and legislative priorities.
Emerging Health Center Research
Feb 14, 2022 2:00pm ‐ Feb 14, 2022 3:15pm
Identification: PMD1
This session will present emerging, novel health center research soon to be published by the Health Resources and Services Administration, University of Chicago, and University of California Los Angeles. Health centers’ cost-benefit savings for specific populations, their work during the COVID-19 pandemic, and their telehealth optimization will all be discussed, as well as the positive implications these findings have for their patients' health and the greater fiscal and physical well-being of our country.
- Understand how utilization, cost, and quality differ between Medicaid beneficiaries who obtain most of their primary care at HRSA-supported health centers and those who obtain primary care in non-health center settings.
- Identify patient, organization, and market-level characteristics associated with positive financial performance among HRSA-supported health centers.
- Understand HRSA’s National Program Performance Evaluation goals and approach; and discuss implications of evaluation findings including access to care, quality of care, and health equity.