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Board recognizes National Health Center Week; presenters warn of funding uncertainty and possible coverage losses
Summary
Speakers representing Alliados Health and Contra Costa Regional Medical Center thanked frontline health centers and warned that state and federal funding uncertainty could lead to an estimated 40,000 county patients losing medical coverage over the next two years, according to remarks at the Aug. 5 meeting.
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors recognized National Health Center Week on Aug. 5 and heard from community health leaders about the role and vulnerability of the county’s health‑center network.
Ricardo Adam, representing Alliados Health, told the board that community health centers were created out of social‑justice…
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