VT health centers receive $840K in federal awards

Springfield Medical Care Systems (SMCS) was one of 11 community health centers in Vermont to receive a portion of $840,906 in federal awards in recognition of their achievements in providing high-quality health care, according ato an announcement Thursday, Aug. 18 by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders.

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2016-08-20 / Region VT health centers receive $840K in federal awards BURLINGTON, Vt. — Springfield Medical Care Systems (SMCS) was one of 11 community health centers in Vermont to receive a portion of $840,906 in federal awards in recognition of their achievements in providing high-quality health care, according ato an announcement Thursday, Aug. 18 by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders. For its contribution to health care in Vermont, SMCS will receive $139,251. “As ranking member of the Subcommittee on Primary Health, I know that this much-needed funding will help expand access to high-quality health care at community health centers across Vermont,” Sanders said. The awards are Vermont’s share of $100 million in nationwide grants for 1,304 health centers. Today’s announcement included awards for health centers with the highest clinical outcomes and clinical improvement. Thanks to a significant expansion of community health center funding in the Affordable Care Act, secured by Sanders, Federally Qualified Health Centers now serve one in four Vermonters at more than 50 locations across the state and 25 million Americans throughout the country. Health centers deliver high-quality primary, oral and behavioral health care services and access to low-cost prescription drugs. The centers provide services regardless of a person’s ability to pay, caring for patients covered by Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance, as well as those without insurance. Other federal award winners were: — Battenkill Valley Health Center, Arlington, $20,064 — Community Health Center of Burlington, $40,000 — Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region, $102,333 — Community Health Services of the Lamoille Valley, Morrisville, $65,233 — Five-Town Health Alliance, Bristol, $39,278 — Gifford Health Care, Randolph, $63,726 — Little Rivers Health Care, Bradford, $68,529 — Northeast Washington County Community Health, Plainfield, $101,946 — Northern Counties Health Care, St. Johnsbury, $97,420 — Richford Health Center, $103,126/