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Mid-Atlantic Association of Community Health Centers

4483B Forbes Boulevard

Lanham, MD 20706

Phone: (301)577-0097

Fax: (301)577-4789

info@machc.com

The Mid-Atlantic Association of Community Health Centers (MACHC) is a 26-year old non-profit membership organization, whose members consist of community, migrant and homeless health centers, local non-profit and community-owned healthcare programs.

MACHC is the federally designated Primary Care Association for Delaware and Maryland health centers. Our members provide health care services to the medically underserved and uninsured in Maryland and Delaware. MACHC is built on helping our members in the delivery of accessible, affordable, cost effective and quality primary health care to those in need.

MACHC is the voice of communities in need and is dedicated to building and strengthening programs in the delivery of community-based health care to the medically underserved and underinsured. We seek partners who share our vision and look for opportunities that enable us to achieve our mission.


SAVE THE DATE FOR MACHC'S ANNUAL MEETING! This year's annual meeting will be on September 10-11th, 2009 at the Turf Valley Resort in Ellicott City, Maryland. Similar to last year's meeting, MACHC's team will be putting together a superlative schedule of speakers and sessions that will include: Finance; Quality Improvement; Leadership; And Much More! Please plan on joining us this Fall! Click here to learn more about becoming a vendor, sponsor or presenter at this event. Click here to visit Turf Valley Resort's website. OTHER UPCOMING MACHC EVENTS Healthcare For Residents of Public Housing Conference The National Center for Health in Public Housing in partnership with Mid-Atlantic Association of Community Health Centers announce the 2009 “Healthcare for Residents of Public Housing” Conference July 20-22, 2009 at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington, DC. The Health in Public Housing Conference is a unique opportunity for clinicians, health care professionals, housing authorities, tenant associations, and others to share and learn effective practices to improve the health of residents of public housing. This is the only national conference with a focus on Public Housing Primary Care programs and other health centers that provide health services to residents of public housing. Covering topics from innovative models in healthcare to today’s challenging health disparity issues, this three-day symposium will serve as a forum to explore methods, resources, and technologies for health care delivery. Participants will gain valuable knowledge to take back to their communities to improve the health and wellness of families living in public housing. Registration opens January 1st, 2009. To register please visit the web site for the National Center for Health in Public Housing’s web site at www.healthandpublichousing.com *** * * More Dates**				Just Announced! CIP Grant Awards Announced Maryland and Delaware health centers will receive over $14 million dollars for pressing capital improvement projects such as construction, repair, renovation, and equipment purchases, including health information technology systems. Congratulations to all the health centers for their hard work! A CIP Post-Award Technical Assistance Call has been set for Tuesday, July 7, 2009, from 4:00 – 5:30 PM EST. Dial: 888-469-1383 (US toll-free), 1-773-756-4602 (International) Passcode: 2346076 Please click here to view the White House Press Release. HRSA Facility Investment Program Funds made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA or Recovery Act) will support health center efforts to expand their capacity to provide primary and preventive health services to medically underserved populations nationwide as well as create employment opportunities in underserved communities over the next 2 years. The Recovery Act provides $1.5 billion in grants to address significant and pressing capital improvement needs in health centers, including major construction and renovation. This funding opportunity will award approximately $515 million, through competitive grants, for a one-time facility improvement opportunity to support existing section 330 funded health centers. This will be a two-year project, and HRSA expects to award approximately 100 projects under this notice. The established project floor is $750,000 and the maximum is $12 million. Please click here to view the full application guidance. HRSA POSTS 3 NEW PALS HRSA Announces FY 2009 Base Adjustments to Health Center Program Grants Under the FY 2009 base adjustment formula, all section 330 grantees will receive the base amount of $17,000 with an additional $1.00 per health center patient and an additional $3.00 per uninsured health center patient as exhibited on their Calendar Year 2008 Uniform Data System (UDS) submission as of April 24, 2009. For those grantees with neither CY 2007 nor CY 2008 UDS reports on file, the maximum amount that will be awarded is the base amount of $17,000. Click here to view Program Assistance Letter 2009-07 New Electronic Process for Submitting Required Annual Financial Audits Beginning May 18, 2009, grantees will be required to submit annual audit information electronically through EHB. The electronic reporting of the annual audit will benefit grantees by streamlining submission requirements, improve the ability of HRSA and Health Center grantees to track the completeness of the audit submission, and improve ongoing performance management by leveraging the EHB Grant Portfolio. Click here to view Program Assistance Letter 2009-06 HRSA Announces New Requirements for Medical Malpractice Coverage As a part of continued efforts to streamline and automate data reporting processes, the Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) is developing a FTCA deeming module within the HRSA Electronic Handbooks (EHB) for the CY 2010 deeming period (January 1 – December 31, 2010). This module will fully support electronic web-based functionality for the deeming process including: grantee completion and submission of applications; BPHC review and processing of applications; and production of deeming status notifications to grantees. The module is expected to be available to Health Center Program grantees by June 2, 2009. Click here to view Program Assistance Letter 2009-05 H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu) Information Your Health Center Needs to Know H1N1 Influenza's emergence has elicited a world wide public health response. Community Health Centers are on the front lines of this epidemic. MACHC has tools and information for your health center to help your staff identify potential H1N1 Flu patients, how to protect other patients and staff from exposure, Centers for Disease Control updates and more. Please click here to view this information. To view this video - please click here to visit filmmaker Steve Kolb's website. MACHC premiers its Film, Looking to the Past to Guide the Future, at the 26th Annual Meeting and Conference. This 18-minute film was created to tell the unique history of the health center movement in Maryland and Delaware, MACHCs own history and the direction of health centers as we move forward. Click here to visit Steve Kolb's Professional Website.


Understanding the health reform debate. 61% of American's believe that now is the time to reform health care, regardless of the economic downturn. President Obama has made it a legislative priority to have health care reform legislation through Congress this year. There are several different proposals in Congress right now, many of which include community health centers. Click here to view a summary of key proposals being debated now. This information is continually evolving. Please check back again for updates! Tri-Committee Health Reform Legislation On Friday, June 19, the House Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor Committees jointly issued a Health Care Reform Discussion Draft. A copy of the House Tri-Committee Health Care Reform Discussion Draft is available on the Education and Labor Committee website or by clicking here. The House Tri-Committee Health has also released a short summary that you may view by clicking here. This is one of the proposals being debated in Congress, which includes expanding community health centers. President Obama’s Detailed FY 2010 Budget On May 7th, President Obama released a detailed FY 2010 Budget Proposal. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) proposed budget for fiscal year 2010 was $7.2 billion, which is $107 million decrease from fiscal year 2009. The Administration removed $361 million of earmarked programs in the Budget request. In an effort to remove the barriers to care in medically underserved areas and improve the nation’s health care delivery system, the President’s Budget includes: $2.2 billion for community health centers, same as last year; $125 million for rural health, $44 million decrease over last year; $2 billion for Health Information Technology (IT) of the $1 billion for Healthcare Professions, $169 million for National Health Service Corps (NSHC), $34 million increase over last year. To read the full-text of the FY 2010 Budget Brief, please visit: Department of Health and Human Services FY 2010 Budget Proposal Health Centers Funding Through the ARRA President Obama signed into law the 2009 Stimulus Package! Included in this massive legislative effort includes significant funds for health centers, including; $1.5 billion for capital reinvestment needs of community health centers including funds for construction, renovation, equipment, and acquisition of health information technology (HIT). $500 million has been allocated for health center services including expansion for new sites, services and for expanding current capacity for uninsured patients. $500 million for Primary Care workforce development, including additional funds for National Health Service Corps and Nurse Training Programs. Approximately $60,000 per eligible provider over five years for the development and implementation of Health Information Technology through Medicaid. FQHCs and FQHC-Look-Alikes are targeted for these payments. Click here to view spreadsheet of funding. Click here to view FAQ guide from the National Association of Community Health Centers. Page last updated July 1, 2009.

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