Health Center Program Update 2016 Annual Health Care Symposium April 1, 2016 Tonya Bowers, MHS Acting Associate Administrator Bureau of Primary Health Care Health Resources and Services Administration U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Agenda • Program Updates • Anticipated Funding Updates • Where We Are • Where We Are Going 2
Primary Care Mission and Strategies Improving the health of the Nation’s underserved communities and vulnerable populations by assuring access to comprehensive, culturally competent, quality primary health care services. Modernize Promote Increase access to Improve health primary care performance- primary health outcomes and infrastructure and driven, innovative care services health equity delivery system organizations Increase Value of Health Center Program
Primary Care: Key Strategies 34% increase in patients served since 2008 ACCESS 64% of health centers increased patients/2013-2014 304 new health centers since 2008 15.4 million assisted under Outreach and Enrollment 98% of health centers have installed Electronic MODERNIZE Health Records (EHR) 89% of health centers are participating in Meaningful Use Modernized over 800 service delivery sites
Primary Care: Key Strategies IMPROVE 89% of health centers met or exceeded Healthy People 2020 goals for at least one clinical measure 93% of health centers improved in at least one clinical quality measure/2013-2014 6% increase in Enabling Services patients/2013-2014 118 (27%) health centers increased patients overall by at PROMOTE least 5% and increased patients in at least 2 service categories 65% of health centers are Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) recognized/accredited Over 700 health centers are participating in health center controlled networks 5 5
Program Updates Health Center Compliance Manual Other Policy Updates Change In Scope Operational Site Visits UDS Updates 6
FY 2016 Funding Est. Priority Funding Awards Amount Outreach and Enrollment $7 M 93 Access Substance Abuse Service Expansion $94 M 271 Oral Health Service Expansion $150 M ~420 Health Infrastructure Investment Program $265 M ~290 Modernize Delivery System Health Information $90 M ~1,300 Investment Improve Quality Improvement Awards $100 M ~1,300 Promote Health Center Controlled Networks $33 M ~45-50 PCMH Recognition for New Grantees $10 M ~290 7
FY 2017 President’s Budget Request Includes $5.1 billion to: • Support quality improvement and performance management activities • Ensure that current health centers can continue to provide essential health care services to their patient populations • Serve approximately 27 million patients Proposes to extend current mandatory funding at $3.6 billion annually for FY 2018 and FY 2019 8
Are you Ready for the Future: Challenges/Opportunities WHAT DOES THE FUTURE LOOK LIKE? FINANCIAL FACTORS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS DEMONSTRATE IMPACT 9
Increasing Health Center Value Access Patients & Communities Cost VALUE Providers Quality Payers 10
Thank You 11
Contact Information Tonya Bowers Acting Associate Administrator Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Email: Tbowers@HRSA.gov Phone: 301-594-4110 Web: bphc.hrsa.gov Twitter: twitter.com/HRSAgov Facebook: facebook.com/HHS.HRSA
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