U.S. Department Of Health And Human Services Awards Affordable Care Act Funds For New Health Care Delivery Sites

Circle Connections: Policy & Regulatory Updates U.S. Department Of Health And Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced awards of approximately $67 million to the nation's health centers, including $19 million made available by the Affordable Care Act, to establish 32 new health service delivery sites. These new sites will increase access to preventive and primary health care to more than 130,000 additional people. Additionally, $48 million will be awarded to nearly 1,200 of the nation's health centers to support ongoing operations and quality improvement activities. This was reported by HHS on September 13 . . .