Health clinics awarded $500 million in ACA funding to expand PC services

U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) welcomed the announcement of $3.59 million in federal funding for New Hampshire community health centers. These awards will allow centers to hire more health providers, improve facilities, and enroll more Ohioans in health care coverage, he said. That money will go toward purchasing equipment and hiring an ophthalmologist, a medical assistant and a van driver, she said. The funding was part of $350 million to be awarded to 1,184 health centers around the country. Patients pay fees that vary according to income.