Health insurance for undocumented immigrants Texas
Delivering
Health Care to
Undocumented Immigrants
Primary
care is delivered to this population at
1 of the 69 federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) in
Texas or via safety net hospital systems. Both locations
care for uninsured and indigent patients, regardless of citizenship.
Health Care for Undocumented Immigrants in Texas
and what is a FQHC??
Federally Qualified Health Center
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A Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) is a reimbursement designation from the
Bureau of Primary Health Care and the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of the
United States Department of Health and Human Services. This designation is significant for several health programs funded under the
Health Center Consolidation Act (Section 330 of the
Public Health Service Act).
An FQHC is a community-based organization that provides comprehensive
primary care and
preventive care, including
health,
oral, and
mental health/
substance abuse services to persons of all ages, regardless of their ability to pay or
health insurance status. Thus, they are a critical component of the health care safety net.
[1] FQHCs are called Community/Migrant Health Centers (C/MHC), Community Health Centers (CHC), and 330 Funded Clinics. FQHCs are automatically designated as
health professional shortage facilities.
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What republicans don't talk about , the Democrats do. Now you realize why the citizen question was added to the census, to decrease fed funds for Medicaid, so we can walk over dead illegals and the poor US citizens who can't afford healthcare.