Number: RL32046
Title: Federal Health Centers Program
Authors: Barbara English, Knowledge Services Group 
Abstract: The Health Centers Program was the focus of a multi-year initiative by President Bush to strengthen the health care safety net. Its goal was to establish new health centers in the poorest counties in the nation. In FY2008, the final year of the President's initiative, an additional 340 sites (220 new sites and 120 expansions) were funded and total enrollment is expected to reach more than 16 million patients.2 The President requested $1.988 billion for FY2008 for CHCs. The Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2008 (P.L. 110-161) provided a final amount of $2.065 billion.3 For FY2009, the President requested $2.092 billion, a $27 million increase.
Pages: 15
Date: June 13, 2008