Straight From The Hill: What the NACHC P & I Forum Means for Your Health Center

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Steve Weinman discusses insights from the NACHC Policy and Issues Forum and its implications for health centers.

Community Health Collective Podcast Episode #16 Straight from the Hill: What the NACHC P&I Forum Means for Your Health Center Hosted by: Jill Steeley | Guest: Steve Weinman, FQHC Associates Episode Overview Steve Weinman just returned from his 40th National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) Policy and Issues Forum in Washington, D.C.—the largest policy and advocacy event in the community health center world. In this episode, he shares what he heard on the Hill, in the exhibit hall, and in the hallways, and what it all means for health center leaders heading back to their desks right now. Jill and Steve cut through the noise to give you the intel that matters—and the action steps you actually need to take. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: What the record-breaking funding increase in the Consolidated Appropriations Act actually means (and what it doesn’t) Why the community health center program posted a 2% program-wide financial loss for 2025 - and what’s coming next The real story on 340B: the rebate program isn’t dead, it’s just being reconstituted - what you need to know now The looming workforce crisis: projected national shortages of 70,000 primary care…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jill Steeley, Jill

Guest: Steve Weinman

Topics covered

• NACHC Policy and Issues Forum
• community health centers
• health center funding
• 340B program

Keywords

• funding increase
• financial loss
• 340B rebate program

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Straight From The Hill, This Episode

Places: Washington

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