BC Advantage - 2017 Issue 2

Abbreviations 101: FQHC vs RHC

Over the last several decades, the number of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) and Rural Health Clinics (RHC) have been on the rise, due in part to the growing Medicare population and increasing reimbursement. Latest statistics show there are over 1200 FQHCs that meet grant requirements and over 4000 Medicare-certified RHCs in the US and territories. Of the alphabet soup of healthcare abbreviations, these two are worth understanding, specifically the similarities and differences between FQHCs and RHCs.   Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)As part of a new benefit under Medicare in 1991, FQHCs were created to provide primary...

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