A draft of a proposed federal rule concerning Medicare and Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming care has been reported by NPR. The rule has not yet been made public but is expected to be formally released next month, at which point there will be an opportunity for public comment. Outer Cape Health Services is monitoring this […]
Title: Advocating for Fair Reimbursement to Keep Health Centers Strong Michael Curry, President and CEO of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, recently joined fellow health center leaders at the State House to testify in support of two critical bills—House 1097 and Senate 711. These measures would require commercial health plans to fairly reimburse […]
Outer Cape Health Services is required to comply with new federal regulations that prohibit federally qualified community health centers (FQHCs) from providing medical gender-affirming care to individuals under age 19. This mandate, effective October 1, 2025, was not made by OCHS but by the federal government. Compliance is necessary to maintain our federal funding and […]
Eastham, MA — October 15, 2025 Speaking at the Nauset Fellowship’s Chapel in the Pines in Eastham on Sunday, Outer Cape Health Services CEO Dr. Damian Archer urged Cape Cod residents and policymakers to unite in defending equitable access to care as community health centers across the country face mounting financial and ethical challenges. The […]
A recent Boston Globe article by Jessica Bartlett spotlighted Outer Cape Health Services (OCHS) and CEO Dr. Damian Archer as leading voices in addressing the growing financial threats to community health centers statewide. Under Dr. Archer’s leadership, OCHS recently stabilized its finances after several challenging years. Yet, he warned that upcoming federal changes — including […]
KFF has released an interactive “Expiring ACA Enhanced Tax Credits & Premiums” calculator that lets users estimate how much more they might pay for health insurance if the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits expire at the end of 2025. These enhanced credits, implemented under the American Rescue Plan and extended by the Inflation Reduction […]
Read the Boston Globe article about the transforming landscape in which Outer Cape Health Services and other Massachusetts Health Centers are functioning:
A group of House lawmakers is urging HHS to scrap or revise its proposed 340B rebate model pilot program, warning the model could dismantle the original intent of the program and harm safety-net providers. Reach the article here.
Read the Article at Becker’s Hospital Review.
Listen to the interview of Marie Andrine Constant, MD, MPH by Cape Cod Broadcasting and her segment on Boston 25 News.