Community health centers are a vital community resource to promote wellness and provide quality healthcare to all. In 2023, our FQHCs served 121,271 patients.

#ValueCHCs- The Value of Community Health Centers:

• Community Health Centers are non-profit, community-based, patient-centered organizations that have received strong bipartisan support for over 50 years
• Provide medical, dental and behavioral health services, pharmacy and enabling services, they are one-stop health care homes
• Health centers ensure that all populations have access to high quality, comprehensive, affordable healthcare, regardless of their ability to pay
• The Nebraska community health centers serve as a critical component of the safety net program, serving 27% of the uninsured population and 28% of the uninsured children.
• The Nebraska health centers provide 2,036 total jobs in Nebraska
• $306.3 Million total economic impact of current operations

Cost Savings

• $207.5 Million savings to the overall health system
• 24% lower costs for health center Medicaid patients
• Save health care dollars systemwide by reducing emergency, hospital, and specialty-care costs

Access for Uninsured/Underserved

• 32% of patients are uninsured
• 89% of patients have incomes at or below 200% poverty
• 58% of patients have incomes at or below 100% poverty

Economic Impact