Medicaid Clinics And Doctors Have Been Last In Line For COVID-19 Relief Funding

NPR

By: Julie Rovner

Casa de Salud, a nonprofit clinic in Albuquerque, N.M., provides primary medical care, opioid addiction services and non-Western therapies, including acupuncture and reiki, to a largely low-income population. And as with so many other health care institutions that serve as a safety net, this clinic’s revenue — and its future — are threatened by the COVID-19 pandemic… “This needs to be addressed urgently,” says Joan Alker, executive director of Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families in Washington, D.C. “We are concerned about the infrastructure and how quickly it could evaporate.”

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