WASHINGTON, DC and NEW YORK, NY (Sept. 26, 2019) – More than 28 million people, one in 12 nationwide, received care at one of the nation’s 1,362 community health centers during 2018, showing steady growth and highlighting the importance of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion, according to a new study by the Geiger …

WASHINGTON, D.C. and NEW YORK, N.Y. (Sept. 4, 2019) – Community health centers are likely to lay off staff, close clinic sites, and reduce or eliminate services if Congress fails to extend a critical source of funding by Sept. 30, concludes a new report. The report was produced by researchers at the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community …

WASHINGTON, DC and NEW YORK, NY (June 26, 2019) –More than 100,000 people could lose access to comprehensive primary and preventive care at community health centers as a result of approved Medicaid work requirement programs, according to an analysis released today by the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative at the George Washington University …

WASHINGTON, D.C. and NEW YORK, N.Y. (May 7, 2019) – The Geiger Gibson Program recognized three Emerging Leaders in Agricultural Health Tuesday in a ceremony at the 2019 Agricultural Worker Health Conference sponsored by the National Association of Community Health Centers, held this year in Albuquerque, N.M.

WASHINGTON, D.C. and NEW YORK, NY (April 4, 2019)— The Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH) at the George Washington University has named John Silva as the 2019 Geiger Gibson Program Distinguished Visitor. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. and NEW YORK, NY (April 4, 2019) —The Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH) at the George Washington University has named Daniel R. Hawkins as the Geiger Gibson Program Emeritus Distinguished Visitor, the first in the history of the program.

WASHINGTON, DC and NEW YORK, NY (April 2, 2019) – Each year, the Geiger Gibson Program in Community Health Policy at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH) honors young professionals from across the country who are making significant impacts to community health and health centers. Community health centers …

WASHINGTON, D.C. and NEW YORK, NY (March 21, 2019) – The Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program could yield up to $1.8 billion in public program savings ($1.5 billion in Medicaid savings and $284 in Medicare savings) over the course of five years, from 2019 to 2023, concludes a report released today. Researchers …

WASHINGTON, D.C. and NEW YORK, NY (March 7, 2019) – An analysis released today evaluates Medicaid delivery system and payment reform demonstrations in New York and Massachusetts, and concludes that a strong working partnership between Medicaid and community health centers will prove central to successful reform. The authors say that while it is still too …

WASHINGTON, D.C. and NEW YORK, NY (Feb. 26, 2019) – Community health centers today serve more than one in five people in the U.S. living with HIV/AIDS and receiving care for their condition. As a critical part of the HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment system, health centers will need sustained funding and additional resources to support …