Telehealth can do more than convenience — it can expand access to care where it’s needed most. A recent scoping review of research from high-income countries found that telehealth helps improve access to primary care for people in rural and remote communities by reducing long travel times, high travel costs, and logistical challenges that often […]
A pole on Harry Kemp Way in Provincetown was struck. This is where power lines come into our facility. Our data transmissions were down at all three sites as a result. However, Wellfleet and Harwich now have power and are seeing patients via telehealth. The pharmacies in Wellfleet and Harwich are operational. Provincetown is not […]
Due to the anticipated Nor’easter, Outer Cape Health Services will provide virtual care on Monday, February 2, 2026 to ensure patients can continue receiving care while staying safe.For patients who were scheduled for in-person appointments, our teams are making every effort to offer a virtual visit, when possible. This will depend on your clinician’s ability […]
January 21, 2026 On Tuesday, Congressional leadership released bipartisan legislation as lawmakers race to meet the January 30 funding deadline. This proposal is welcome news for Community Health Centers (CHCs) and the 52 million patients who rely on them for care. The bill increases the investment in CHCs, strengthens the health care workforce through support for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and the Teaching Health […]
On October 30 HRSA announced a 340B Rebate Pilot would take effect on January 1, 2026. Under this pilot, FQHCs must pay the full “sticker price” for the ten drugs subject to Medicare price negotiations starting in 2026. The FQHC must then wait until the drug is dispensed, to apply on a manufacturer-funded platform for […]
Senior minister of the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House in Provincetown, a Wellfleet resident, and longtime Outer Cape patient, Kate Wilkinson, speaks plainly about what’s at stake for our community if Outer Cape Health Services doesn’t survive. In a letter published in The Provincetown Independent, Wilkinson describes how OCHS has helped treat her rare neurological condition […]
Massachusetts has asked for $1 billion from the new federal Rural Health Transformation Program — part of a potential $50 billion nationwide rescue fund — to dramatically expand telehealth, home-based care, and mobile medical services. If approved, the funding could reshape access for rural communities — including Cape Cod — by strengthening the health-care workforce, […]
Outer Cape Health Services (OCHS), a federally qualified community health center serving the outermost towns of Cape Cod, has announced Walk-In Care is now available only at its Provincetown Health Center. The Wellfleet Health Center will no longer provide Walk-In Care in order to focus on primary care for existing OCHS patients. “This update reflects […]
As health-insurance premiums on the Outer Cape gear up to double or more for many middle-income households, Outer Cape Health Services’ (OCHS) access specialist Tessa Morrison is stepping into the breach—not just as an insurance-navigator, but as a trusted guide. When the federal subsidies that once helped stabilize premiums on the Massachusetts Health Connector marketplace […]
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has postponed a scheduled meeting of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), the independent panel that reviews medical evidence and recommends which preventive services—such as cancer screenings, blood pressure checks, and counseling—should be offered at no cost under the Affordable Care Act. While the postponement […]