What is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)?

Health & Wellness
Written By Lara Dickson

The federal government supports FQHCs as the nation’s primary safety-net system for health care. FQHCs provide comprehensive services in medically underserved regions.

Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) accept patients regardless of ability to pay, and they work with their communities to address barriers to health, such as how to access care without transportation.

FQHCs:

  • May offer medical, dental, oral, vision, mental health, and support services.

  • Have 68 Vermont locations, across every county in Vermont.

  • Accept all patients, regardless of insurance or ability to pay, and offer sliding-fee payment scales.

  • Have a patient-majority governing board and are rooted in their own communities’ needs.

  • Provide a full range of prescription services, with home delivery at no charge and cost savings for patients in the form of reduced price prescriptions.

For a full directory of FQHCs licensed in Vermont, visit the directory.

Information adapted from Green Mountain Care Board

Lara Dickson
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