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Mutual Aid and Public Health

By | May 7, 2026
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Two people volunteering to distribute food. One person is standing a truck bed and handing several boxes of strawberries to another person on the ground. Both are wearing face masks and gloves.

“What happens to one happens to us all. We can starve together or feast together. All flourishing is mutual…In our oldest stories, we are reminded that…when we rely deeply on other lives, there is an urgency to protect them.” – Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass When Federal Safety Nets Fail, Communities Step Up Public health… Read More: Mutual Aid and Public Health »

If Medicare builds it, can FQHCs come?

By | July 14, 2023
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Last month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center announced its newest alternative payment model for primary care, Making Care Primary (MCP). MCP builds upon lessons learned from previous CMS primary care models: the Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative, the Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) initiative, the Maryland Primary Care Program, and Primary… Read More: If Medicare builds it, can FQHCs come? »