WAUSAU - Community health centers could soon face a budget problem if funding levels don't stay sustained. The issue revolves around funding from a dedicated five-year "Health Center Fund" through the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
The funding helped centers like Bridge Community Health Clinic expand its dental unit in Wausau. These kinds of community Health Clinics use public dollars. Bridge Community Health Clinic Executive Director Laura Scudiere says they also serve as a health safety net for insured, uninsured and Medicaid-eligible people.
"We need to be able to have this center here," Scudiere said." Without a safety net provide, people are going to be going to ER's and driving up the health care costs."
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