Every year, federally qualified health centers provide care to over 20 million people with low incomes, 17 million people of color, 15 million enrollees in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and nearly 6 million people who are uninsured. The Commonwealth Fund released a survey that finds that over 70 percent of community health centers (CHCs) face critical staff shortages amid rising demand for care and limited resources.
The brief draws on findings from the 2024 Commonwealth Fund National Survey of Federally Qualified Health Centers, which engaged CHCs nationally to assess the extent to which they achieve the core functions of primary care—accessibility, comprehensiveness, and coordination—and the barriers they face in doing so. This brief reports on responses from 737 CHC leaders, including executive directors, clinical directors, or project directors, who were surveyed in fall of 2023 and spring of 2024 about care delivery, technology, workforce, and more.
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