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Sure, you mind if I take this one, Hayley? So I would start by saying that our industry, our advocacy arms would riot if they assumed that federally qualified health centers weren't good care. Right. So I got to dismiss with that to start.
Sure, you mind if I take this one, Hayley? So I would start by saying that our industry, our advocacy arms would riot if they assumed that federally qualified health centers weren't good care. Right. So I got to dismiss with that to start.
Sure, you mind if I take this one, Hayley? So I would start by saying that our industry, our advocacy arms would riot if they assumed that federally qualified health centers weren't good care. Right. So I got to dismiss with that to start.
Yeah. So around the 1960s, there was the sort of free clinic movement that got started. And what grew out of that became the federally qualified health center system in the United States. So there are roughly 1600 unique federally qualified health centers all over the country. And we, as in sort of, you know, uh,
Yeah. So around the 1960s, there was the sort of free clinic movement that got started. And what grew out of that became the federally qualified health center system in the United States. So there are roughly 1600 unique federally qualified health centers all over the country. And we, as in sort of, you know, uh,
Yeah. So around the 1960s, there was the sort of free clinic movement that got started. And what grew out of that became the federally qualified health center system in the United States. So there are roughly 1600 unique federally qualified health centers all over the country. And we, as in sort of, you know, uh,
confederated set of health centers all across the country are responsible for treating those most in need in the United States. So the Medicaid population, those without insurance, we cannot turn anybody away if you do not have insurance. People in rural areas where healthcare is very difficult to access and to get, undocumented folks, and really everybody in between.
confederated set of health centers all across the country are responsible for treating those most in need in the United States. So the Medicaid population, those without insurance, we cannot turn anybody away if you do not have insurance. People in rural areas where healthcare is very difficult to access and to get, undocumented folks, and really everybody in between.
confederated set of health centers all across the country are responsible for treating those most in need in the United States. So the Medicaid population, those without insurance, we cannot turn anybody away if you do not have insurance. People in rural areas where healthcare is very difficult to access and to get, undocumented folks, and really everybody in between.
At the health center that I work at, we mostly treat folks on Medicaid, which is pretty typical. Although you'll find in states with no Medicaid expansion, it's a lot more uninsured and less Medicaid. But we are the nation's safety net health care provider. And without us, there are roughly one in 10 Americans would not get their health care.
At the health center that I work at, we mostly treat folks on Medicaid, which is pretty typical. Although you'll find in states with no Medicaid expansion, it's a lot more uninsured and less Medicaid. But we are the nation's safety net health care provider. And without us, there are roughly one in 10 Americans would not get their health care.
At the health center that I work at, we mostly treat folks on Medicaid, which is pretty typical. Although you'll find in states with no Medicaid expansion, it's a lot more uninsured and less Medicaid. But we are the nation's safety net health care provider. And without us, there are roughly one in 10 Americans would not get their health care.
Sure. So America does not have a nationalized insurance program, as we are very frustrated with most of the time. It's mostly commercial insurance that you mostly get through your job. But if you are not fortunate, it's not the right word.
Sure. So America does not have a nationalized insurance program, as we are very frustrated with most of the time. It's mostly commercial insurance that you mostly get through your job. But if you are not fortunate, it's not the right word.
Sure. So America does not have a nationalized insurance program, as we are very frustrated with most of the time. It's mostly commercial insurance that you mostly get through your job. But if you are not fortunate, it's not the right word.
But if you're not fortunate enough to get that, Medicaid is the system that gives health insurance to people who are living at or below the federal poverty line. With the Affordable Care Act or the ACA, Obamacare, that level raised a little bit. So you could still get Medicaid if you were at above the federal poverty line, but this is mostly for the working poor. That's who gets Medicaid.
But if you're not fortunate enough to get that, Medicaid is the system that gives health insurance to people who are living at or below the federal poverty line. With the Affordable Care Act or the ACA, Obamacare, that level raised a little bit. So you could still get Medicaid if you were at above the federal poverty line, but this is mostly for the working poor. That's who gets Medicaid.
But if you're not fortunate enough to get that, Medicaid is the system that gives health insurance to people who are living at or below the federal poverty line. With the Affordable Care Act or the ACA, Obamacare, that level raised a little bit. So you could still get Medicaid if you were at above the federal poverty line, but this is mostly for the working poor. That's who gets Medicaid.
Yeah. So most of the work that we do is fee-for-service. We're not a lot different than a lot of other places in that regard, right? If you have Medicaid patients, we are a fee-for-service program. We give provision of care to them on a per-visit basis, same as anywhere else in the country and how that works, and we get reimbursed for it.
Yeah. So most of the work that we do is fee-for-service. We're not a lot different than a lot of other places in that regard, right? If you have Medicaid patients, we are a fee-for-service program. We give provision of care to them on a per-visit basis, same as anywhere else in the country and how that works, and we get reimbursed for it.