Yet even as C.H.C.s are called upon to do more, the federal government is asking them to make do with less. Most of the centers’ funding comes from Medicaid, which compensates them for remote patient visits at a small fraction of the rate of live visits. “Once we get through the surge, we could have more problems later on if we are struggling to keep up with our patients,” Yee told me. “We’re going to have to catch up on our chronic care, and kids who need vaccines. Our population of patients age 65 and up had already been increasing at a higher rate.

Source: New York Times May 06, 2020 09:00 UTC