Industry Bulletins | January 17, 2018
Equitas Health Earns Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike Designation
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently granted Equitas Health (Equitas) Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Look-Alike designation. FQHC Look Alikes are community-based health care provider organizations that meet the requirements of the Health Resources and Services Health Center Program, but do not receive Health Center Program funding.
By meeting criteria such as serving an underserved population, offering a sliding fee scale, and others, Equitas stands as the first LGBTQ and HIV/AIDS-focused health center in Ohio to receive the designation. Equitas anticipates that the FQHC Look-Alike designation will allow it to . . .