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S. 3412, The Access for All America Act
- This item is from the 110th Congress (2007-2008) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.
- This bill, or a similar bill, was reintroduced in the current Congress as S. 486, The Access for All America Act.
Comparing revision saved on August 1, 2008, 20:03:45 (webmaster), with revision saved on November 21, 2008, 20:03:02 (webmaster):
S. 3412 would achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services for all Americans and to improve primary care delivery through an expansion of the community health center and National Health Service Corps programs.
== Detailed Summary ==
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(Log in to editAccess for All America Act - Directs the wikiSecretary of Health and beHuman Services, acting through the firstAdministrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to award grants to public or nonprofit entities certified as federally qualified health centers to operate community health centers and provide a detailed summarybasic health and support services to medically underserved populations. Provides for the conversion of existing family medical practices to federally qualified health centers. Sets forth requirements for grant applicants relating to accessibility of services to underserved populations, quality assurance, standard fee and discount schedules, nondenial of services, and cultural awareness.
Amends the bill!)Public Health Service Act to extend through FY2015 the authorization of appropriations for the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment program.
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== Status of the Legislation ==
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Latest Major Action: 7/31/2008: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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== Points in Favor ==
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T.R. Dudley
September 8, 2008, 7:04pm (report abuse)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.
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