Community Health Centers

New Bill Aims to Make Telehealth Coverage Permanent for FQHCs, RHCs

by Eric Wicklund

A bill introduced in Congress this week aims to improve telehealth coverage for federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and rural health clinics (RHCs). Introduced by US Reps. Glenn Thompson (R-PA)...

Community Health Centers Need a Telehealth Strategy, Resources to Survive

by Eric Wicklund

Community health centers will need a good grasp of telehealth to survive both the coronavirus pandemic and what lies beyond. That’s the take-away from a new article in Health Affairs, which...

Telehealth Gives Los Angeles LGBT Center a New Platform to Deliver Care

by Eric Wicklund

While the coronavirus pandemic has prompted much of the healthcare industry to embrace telehealth, some providers are finding that virtual visits are an ideal platform for reaching a population that...

Community Centers, Navajo Nation Get FCC Funding for Telehealth Services

by Eric Wicklund

Another 26 healthcare providers are receiving funding from the Federal Communications Commission’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program for connected health services aimed at improving care management and...

FCC Casts a Wide Net for COVID-19 Telehealth Program Awards

by Eric Wicklund

The Federal Communications Commission is branching out with its new list of  recipients for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program, selecting a wide range of care providers who are using mHealth and...

CMS Clarifies New Telehealth Services and Coverage for FQHCs, RHCs

by Eric Wicklund

Federal officials have clarified new telehealth reimbursement rules for federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and rural health clinics (RHCs), giving those sites more opportunities to use...

Coronavirus Grant Gives Massachusetts FQHCs a Chance to Embrace Telehealth

by Eric Wicklund

A network of Massachusetts-based federally qualified health centers is using a million-dollar grant to expand its telehealth programs – not only to meet the challenges of the Coronavirus pandemic...

HHS Sends $1.3B to Health Centers for Telehealth, Other Improvements

by Eric Wicklund

Almost 1,400 health centers have been awarded funding through the Health Resources and Services Administration to expand telehealth and mHealth programs and other resources to deal with the ongoing...

HHS Sends $100M to Health Centers for Telehealth, Other Coronavirus Efforts

by Eric Wicklund

The Health and Human Services Department is releasing $100 million in federal funds to more than 1,000 health centers to help them expand telehealth programs to help deal with the Coronavirus...

Colorado Bill Seeks Medicaid Reimbursement for Telehealth in FQHCs

by Eric Wicklund

Colorado lawmakers will soon be debating a bill that would allow federally qualified health centers to be reimbursed through Medicaid for telehealth services. House Bill 20-1092, with both House and...

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