Eastern Shore Rural Health Delegation Advocates for Community Health

Rural Health Delegation Advocates for Community Health Center Priorities in D.C.

Rural Health leaders met with elected officials in Washington, D.C. recently to share Community Health Center priorities. Community Health Centers focus on providing affordable, high‑quality care, improving access to services, and addressing the health needs of the communities they serve to include caring for under and uninsured individuals. Rural Health sees two out of every three people living on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.

CHCs are urging lawmakers to prioritize stable funding, protect Medicaid and 340B savings, strengthen the health care workforce, and expand access to affordable care—especially in underserved communities. The 340B program permits CHCs to buy prescription drugs at lower prices and offer them at a discount to needy patients. 340B savings, the difference between the full price reimbursed by insurance and the cost paid by CHCs, are then plowed back into patient care, which is mandated by law. 340B savings played a key role in the construction of Eastville Community Health Center.