Quick Facts about Federally Qualified Health Centers:

• There are approximately 13,540 FQHC’s throughout the country.
• The Health Resources and Services Administration provides a free database to locate FQHCs near you.
• FQHCs are required to offer a sliding scale of prices for services depending on client’s ability to pay and financial constraints.
• FQHCs CANNOT turn people away, even if they are unable pay. You can find the help you need.
• These care facilities accept Medicare and Medicaid, as well as other private insurance plans.
• FQHCs provide a wide range of services, far more than Planned Parenthood:
  • Primary health care services: Required
  • Primary care for all life-cycle ages: Required on site or under arrangement
  • Basic lab: Required on site or under arrangement
  • Emergency care: Required on site or under arrangement
  • Radiological services: Required on site or under arrangement
  • Pharmacy: Required on site or under arrangement
  • Preventative health: Required on site or under arrangement
  • Preventative dental: Required on site or under arrangement
  • Transportation: Required on site or under arrangement
  • Case management: Required on site or under arrangement
  • Dental screening for children: Required on site or under arrangement
  • After hours care: Required 
  • Hospital/specialty care: Required on site or under arrangement

The nearest FQHC to The Ohio State University Campus is Lower Lights Christian Health Center