http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills info@washingtonwatch.com http://www.pjdoland.com/chai/?v=0.1 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3412.html#41738 The Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) program works incredibly in our community. The Great Mines Health Center in Potosi, Missouri, addresses the myriad of health care needs in an economically distressed area with an uninsured population of nearly thirty-eight percent. Relying heavily on the nurse practitioner model we are filling in the gaps of health care needs in our community. Working closely with the Missouri Primary Care Association and the Missouri Division of Health and Senior Services with funding from a variety of sources including Missouri Governor Matt Blunt and the Missouri Foundation for Health as well as federal 330 funding, the Great Mines Health Center is proving itself a worthy model for health care nationwide, especially with the uninsured and underinsured population. With governance by a local board consisting of over fifty percent users of the facility we have the ability to address unserved needs and other needs as they arise.... 41738@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:04:33 EDT