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HHS Announces ACA Funding for Patient-Centered Homes
Obama administration has granted over $35 million to support facility improvements in 147 health centers nationwide to deliver better coordinated care.
Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today announced $35.7 million in Affordable Care Act funding to 147 health centers in 44 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico to support patient-centered medical homes through new construction and facility renovations.
“Health centers provide access to quality health care for millions of Americans regardless of their ability to pay,” said Secretary Burwell. “We’re making these investments so that health centers will be able to provide even higher quality services to the patients that rely upon them.”
The patient-centered medical home delivery model is designed to improve quality of care through team-based coordination of care, treating the many needs of the patient at once, increasing access to care, and empowering the patient to be a partner in their own care.
Read the complete press release: http://1.usa.gov/1rxyx9v
Source: HHS.gov
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