COVID-19 Catalyzing Health Center Payment Reform: Addressing the Financial Stability of the Primary Care Safety Net in Crisis and Beyond

This commentary outlines three key policy steps to help health centers survive in the short term and thrive beyond the COVID-19 crisis.

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a severe financial crisis for Federally Qualified Health Centers, or health centers, which serve 22 percent of all uninsured individuals and 19 percent of all Medicaid enrollees nationally.