“Between the release of the bill last Wednesday and the deadline last Friday for filing amendments, the Committee’s members filed 564 of them. Three of those amendments – known as Menendez C3, Bingaman D6, and Stabenow C5 (offered by Health Center Champion Senators of the same names!) – could help shape the role that health centers play in a newly reformed health care system.” – John Sawyer, Health Centers on the Hill

• Grassroots Action Alert - Senate Finance Committee
• Encourage friends and family to sign up as advocates at the NACHC Grassroots Advocacy Center
 

Broadly, the health reform bills we’ve seen so far will do good things for your community health center, your underserved community and your family. NACHC has made a concerted effort to provide resources that we hope shed light on what health reform could actually mean to you, your family, your health center and community:
• PLAIN-LANGUAGE SUMMARY ON REFORMS (Health Centers on the Hill)
• Updated Patient Advocacy Newsletter
• Audio from the September 12 NACHC Tele-Town Hall
• More information at the NACHC health reform hub
 

“NACHC and WGU, will partner to provide clinical training opportunities as part of WGU’s new competency-based bachelor’s degree program leading to initial RN licensure. The program combines WGU’s online, competency-based academic approach with intensive clinical simulations and clinical practice supervised by onsite clinical coaches serving as WGU adjunct faculty.” – NACHC media release

“The statewide California Report on public radio visited the Russian River Health Center in rural Guerneville, Sonoma County, operated by West County Health Centers, to see how health centers are handling the patient influx and state funding cuts.” – Beau Boughamer, Health Center News and Happenings
• Health Centers and Partnerships in an Emergency
• More CA, CT, DC, FL, MT, NY news

The Senate Finance Committee reform debate is a topic of discussion; share your thoughts at www.facebook.com/nachc 
 

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“I couldn’t ask for a better doctor. The people here don’t shrug you off. They make you laugh, even when you’re in a lot of pain. It’s like a family to me.” – health center patient Charlene Dorais