Advocates for Community Health

08/27/2026

Scale your health center operations, advance patient care, and network with fellow CHC leaders.

📣 ACH members: Early Bird registration for the CHC Innovation Summit closes Aug. 31st!

⌛ Don't wait to save your spot:
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08/26/2026

How does the 340B Drug Pricing Program work for community health centers?

1️⃣ Manufacturers offer discounted outpatient medications.
2️⃣ Health centers purchase these medicines at lower cost.
3️⃣ Health centers put 100% of the savings back into patient care.

Download our latest infographic unpacking 340B and why it matters to America's largest primary care network:

08/25/2026

ACH members, what will you take home from our fall CHC Innovation Summit? Real solutions you can put into practice.

Join Families USA's Lauren Rubenstein and independent consultant Amy Simmons-Farber for a closer look at the power of storytelling and narrative building, and how both can shape policy in an election year and beyond.

🐦⏱️ Early Bird registration & the hotel room block close soon!
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08/25/2026

Community health centers serve over 32.7 million patients nationwide, playing a critical role in delivering high-quality primary care to Medicare beneficiaries, particularly in rural and underserved areas.

In our recent comment letter to the U.S. House GOP and Democratic Doctors Caucuses regarding the Patients First Act, Advocates for Community Health outlined key recommendations to complement the legislation's physician payment reforms and advance its goal of strengthening independent, community-based primary care, including at health centers.

Read our full letter:
https://hubs.li/Q04t-TRd0

08/24/2026

“Health centers have not seen an increase in their grant funding, those dollars that cover the sliding fee, since 2018. So they will be expected to continue to cover that care by law without any additional resources to do so.”

During a recent C-SPAN interview, ACH CEO Amanda Pears Kelly outlined the growing strain on health centers amid inflation, 340B erosion, and workforce shortages.

⬇️ Download our policy brief on why bold Congressional action is needed this fall:
https://hubs.li/Q04tHdW00

📺 Revisit the full C-SPAN interview:
https://hubs.li/Q04tHvTc0

08/22/2026

Investing in local talent drives real community impact.

Kentucky NPR member stations recently highlighted RAISE, a powerful workforce development program, from our member, Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation. Created in part through collaboration with UnitedHealthcare Community & State and ACH's Entrepreneur Challenge grant, MCHC's RAISE program has advanced the careers of more than 200 employees, helping them become certified medical assistants, nurse practitioners and more.

Learn more about this career pathways program that's helping to address critical healthcare shortages in eastern Kentucky:

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08/21/2026

Strong communities are built through accessible, high-quality primary care, and that takes bipartisan leadership.

ACH CEO Amanda Pears Kelly recently had the honor of presenting the Health Policy Changemaker Award to U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (VT), in recognition of his steadfast support for community health centers nationwide. Locally-led health centers remain a proven model for improving health outcomes while keeping care accountable, accessible, and cost-effective.

Thank you, Sen. Sanders, for your vision and long-time support for health centers. 👏👏👏

08/20/2026

📣 OUT NOW!

In our latest episode of Community Health Centers Unfiltered, ACH CEO Amanda Pears Kelly sits down with DiMe Society CEO Jennifer Goldsack to discuss technology, universal design, and the future of primary care.

Listen to the full episode:

In this episode, Amanda Pears Kelly sits down with Jennifer Goldsack, CEO of the Digital Medicine Society, to explore how digital medicine is transforming healthcare—and what that transformation means for community health centers.

08/19/2026

The 340B Drug Pricing Program is a lifeline for America’s primary care safety net, and it operates at no cost to the U.S. taxpayer.

While community health centers account for just 6% of total purchases, they are required to reinvest 100% of the savings directly into patient care. Across the country, these dollars power essential services that are under- or non-reimbursable.

Check out some of the ways that health centers use 340B, including for services like maternal health, school-based health, and chronic disease management.

Get real-world insights from health centers in Colorado, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, and Tennessee:

08/18/2026

Getting timely healthcare results shouldn’t depend on traffic delays or bad weather.

We’re spotlighting Primary Health Solutions in Ohio, one of two winners of our latest Entrepreneur Challenge grant, in collaboration with UnitedHealthcare Community & State.

Primary Health Solutions is piloting two medical drones in Butler County to transport lab specimens directly to their centralized PCR lab. This innovative approach will help doctors get results back to patients faster, reducing transportation costs and keeping essential diagnostics running, even during severe weather or emergencies.

⤵️ Discover how PHS is serving patients.