MNACHCLEGISLATIVE.PDF

MNACHC LEGISLATIVE AGENDA 2012 RURAL HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE NOVEMBER 27, 2012 1 COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS THE BASICS Also known as Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) 51% of the Board of Directors are patients. Serve a Medically Underserved Area (MUA) . Vital access points for all patients, regardless of income or insurance status Comprehensive primary care including medical, dental and behavioral health . Economic Engine in rural communities. 2011 Direct=250 FTE, $24 million activity Sliding fee schedule to the uninsured and serve everyone regardless of ability to pay. CHCs serve 1 out of every 6 uninsured Minnesotan. Roughly $39 million of care in 2011. 2 CHCS IN GREATER MINNESOTA SERVING 35,000 PATIENTS Scenic Rivers Health Center Migrant Health Services, Inc. (13,900 patients in 2011) (6,800 patients in 2011)  Big Falls  Crookston  Bigfork  Glencoe (seasonal)  Cook  Moorhead (including Battered  Floodwood Women’s/Victim Advocacy  Northome Program)  N. Mobile Unit (75 mile radius of Tower (2013) Moorhead) Open Door Health Center  Owatonna (seasonal) (4,000 patients in 2011) S. Mobile Unit (Blue Earth,  Mankato Brooten, Montgomery Sleepy Eye)  Mobile Unit (Marshall, Gaylord,  Rochester Dodge Center)