What
are Federally Qualified Health Centers?
How
are community health centers unique from privately owned
health centers?
What
is the Idaho Primary Care Association?
What services are available?
Primary and preventative health care, obstetric care, primary
and preventative dental health care, psychosocial rehabilitation
services, telepharmacy, case management services, x-ray and
laboratory.
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How much does it cost?
Services are provided on a sliding fee scale dependent upon
income and household size. The minimum charge for primary
care, laboratory, x-ray, and behavioral health services
is $20 or the actual customary charge, whichever is less.
The minimum charge for dental health services is $55 or
the actual customary charge, whichever is less. This applies
only to the services provided at the Adams County Health
Center.
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What is a sliding fee scale?
The amount a person must pay for services
at the health center is based upon a household’s annual
income and the number of people living in the household.
A table showing the Income Thresholds for the various sliding
fee breaks can be seen here. You can look at the schedule
for Annual Income or Monthly Income.
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How can I tell if I qualify for the sliding fee scale?
Please refer to the Fee Information page
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How do I register for the sliding fee scale?
Please
refer to the Fee Information page
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Do I need to register for the sliding
fee before I come for my first visit?
If
you wish to apply the sliding fee to your current visit,
you will need to return the completed application and submit
your verification data with five (5) working days of the
visit.
We would
appreciate having the application filled out at the time
of service to make sure that your visit qualifies for the
sliding fees. The sliding
fee application can be viewed
and printed off this website to help you fill out this
form
before
your visit.
Please
refer to the Fee
Information page
for more information.
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What kinds of insurance do you accept?
We accept private insurance plans as well as Medicaid and
Medicare.
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What
kind of women’s health services
are offered?
Routine examinations are available at the health center.
Additionally, a mobile mammography unit from Boise’s
St. Alphonsus Hospital make regular visits to the health
center.
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What are Federally Qualified Health Centers
(FQHCs)?
Federally Qualified Health Centers are local, non-profit,
community-owned health care providers serving members of
the community regardless of ability to pay. These centers
are the family doctor and health care home to 1 out of 8
uninsured Americans. FQHCs receive federal grants from the
Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Primary
Health Care to help defray the costs of running a health
clinic.
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How are community health centers unique
from privately owned health centers?
Community Health Centers’ services are provided on
a sliding fee scale that is based on household income. and
they serve members of the surrounding community in which
they are located, regardless of the individual patient’s
ability to pay.
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What is the Idaho Primary Care Association?
The
IPCA operates a cooperative statewide network. Idaho
has 11 Community Health Centers and one Federally
Qualified Health Center “Look-Alike. They are located
in 33 communities throughout the State of Idaho
and 3 Malheur County, Oregon communities. As Idaho’s
primary care association, IPCA receives support from the
Federal
Bureau of Primary
Health
Care to assist the Association in achieving its mission.
It is dedicated to the concept that everyone deserves quality
health care and is particularly committed to providing a
full range of care to the underserved, low-income or uninsured
patients.
Additionally, IPCA’s goal is to create
and support fresh opportunities that promote an ever more
effective primary
care network for the benefit of the most vulnerable patients.
There are currently 20 IPCA members. In addition
to the Adams County Health Center are health centers located
in
Coeur d’Alene, Plummer, Bonners Ferry, Twin Falls,
Glenns Ferry, Pocatello, Idaho Falls, Nampa, and Payette.
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