Will Community Health Centers Survive COVID‐19?
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Wright, Brad; Fraher, Erin; Holder, Marni Gwyther; Akiyama, Jill; Toomey, Brian
- Source
- Journal of Rural Health; Jan2021, Vol. 37 Issue 1, p235-238, 4p
- Subject
- COMMUNITY health services
ENDOWMENTS
MEDICAL care
PRIMARY health care
RURAL conditions
TELEMEDICINE
COVID-19
- Language
- ISSN
- 0890765X
The article presents community health centers are essential providers of health care in rural communities. Topics include telehealth, as payers revise policies to classify Community health centers (CHCs) as distant site providers and increase telehealth reimbursement during the crisis; and opportunities to increase telehealth capacity under the COVID-19 Telehealth Program and the Connected Care Pilot Program.