Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, along with Mary Wakefield, administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration, announced that new grantees have been named for the New Access Points community health center grants.
According to Sebelius, 19.5 million people visit community health centers annually, and 40 percent of those people have no health insurance. Since the Access Points grants have allowed new health centers to be opened and expanded in urban and rural communities, an additional 2.5 million people have been served, Sebelius said.
Nearly $29 million in awards will go to 67 health centers in 23 states and Puerto Rico. The health centers were chosen through an application process, and selected via impartial review committee from 810 applications.
Despite the recent slashing of nearly $600 million from the community health center budget, Wakefield seemed optimistic that the grants would be a good step toward reaching those in underserved communities.
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