Politics & Government

Federally Subsidized Health Care Clinic Going Before Plan Commission

Federal grant given to project that is expected to bring options for those underinsured or uninsured in Waukesha County.

Plans for a health care clinic that will use federal funding to serve the uninsured or underinsured population are going before the Waukesha Plan Commission at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.

The 16th Street Community Health Center in Milwaukee is planning the health care center in downtown Waukesha by connecting two buildings at 305 E North St. The health care center would be affiliated with ProHealth Care.

A $2.6 million grant for the health care facility was announced in October 2010, according to an Oct. 8, 2010, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article.

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“The funds are the first in a series of awards that will be made available to community health centers under the Affordable Care Act,” according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. “Community health centers serve nearly 19 million patients, about 40 percent of whom have no health insurance. Community health centers deliver preventive and primary care services at more than 7,900 service delivery sites around the country to patients regardless of their ability to pay; charges for services are set according to income.”

The Waukesha Memorial Hospital Foundation was in the process of raising $2 million to help fund the project, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article and ProHealth Care’s website.

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“It is anticipated that the center will provide health care services to at least 8,515 underserved individuals at the end of two years, for a total of approximately 21,000 visits in that period,” the ProHealth Care website states. “After that time, the center will be operating at full capacity and we do not anticipate continuing operating losses.”


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