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Health Center Community Transformation Hub Act
3/9/2024, 8:15 AM
Summary of Bill HR 1072
The Health Center Community Transformation Hub Act also aims to promote collaboration between health centers, local governments, and community organizations to address the root causes of health disparities and improve overall community health. The bill emphasizes the importance of data collection and evaluation to measure the impact of these programs and ensure accountability.
Overall, the Health Center Community Transformation Hub Act seeks to empower health centers to take a holistic approach to improving health outcomes in their communities and address the underlying factors that contribute to health disparities. By providing funding and support for innovative initiatives, the bill aims to create lasting change and improve the health and well-being of underserved populations across the country.
Congressional Summary of HR 1072
Health Center Community Transformation Hub Act
This bill permits the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to award supplemental funds to certain health centers that care for medically underserved populations for addressing primary social determinants of health (i.e., nonmedical factors that influence health outcomes, such as transportation, food security, and economic security).
To receive the supplemental funding, health centers must be recipients of other HRSA grants that support health center operations and activities. Health centers must use the supplemental funds to implement a community-based network of organizations capable of addressing the social determinants of health. Additionally, HRSA and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must issue guidance on sustaining these networks after the supplemental funding terminates.
