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Committee advances bill to allow extra funds for rural community health centers
Summary
The House Health and Human Services Committee approved an amendment to House Bill 1288 and recommended the bill to the Committee of the Whole. Sponsors said the measure will help federally qualified community health centers in rural Colorado secure supplemental funds; opponents did not press during committee debate.
The House Health and Human Services Committee on Tuesday adopted an amendment and sent House Bill 1288 to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation.
Sponsors said the bill is intended to help rural community health centers — including federally qualified health centers — obtain and use additional funding to support primary, behavioral and dental services in underserved parts of the state.
Representative Martinez, the bill sponsor, told the committee the measure supports community health center networks that provide “whole health care” in rural areas and can…
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