Community Health Centers: Recent Growth and the Role of the ACA
Issue Brief
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The total number of health centers reporting into the UDS in 2015 was 1,375, exceeding the total in 2014.
State Decisions on Health Insurance Marketplaces and the Medicaid Expansion, State Health Facts, Kaiser Family Foundation, https://www.kff.org/health-reform/state-indicator/state-decisions-for-creating-health-insurance-exchanges-and-expanding-medicaid/?currentTimeframe=0
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Section 330 Health Center Grant Funds: Two Sources Combine to Form One Program, National Association of Community Health Centers, http://www.saveourchcs.org/client/CHC%20Mandatory%20Discretionary%20Explainer.pdf