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Priority movementDecision windowAug 20, 2026

Community Health Center Fund and federal appropriations

The nearer cliff: annual health center funding expires September 30 — 41 days before the December 31 CHC Fund deadline everyone is watching

Health centers run on two federal funding streams with two different clocks, and the sector's attention has been on the later one. NACHC's health-center-funding page states that discretionary (annual) appropriations for health centers expire September 30, 2026 — the end of FY2026 — while the mandatory Community Health Center Fund expires December 31, 2026.

National Association of Community Health CentersPublished Aug 20, 2026 · checked Aug 20, 2026Next milestone: Current Community Health Center Fund window ends · Dec 31, 2026

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Additional evidenceMonitoringAug 11, 2026

Behavioral-health integration and capacity

A California staffing-ratio law is shrinking the psychiatric beds FQHCs refer into — and it is behind Sharp's August cuts

Two separately sourced facts connect into a referral-capacity story health centers have not been tracking. First, the law: per KPBS (February 3, 2026), AB 116 sets minimum staffing at acute psychiatric facilities of one nurse per six adult patients or five pediatric patients, with penalties up to $30,000 per day; the compliance deadline moved from…

California Hospital Association (bed-loss figures); AB 116 detail via KPBS Feb 3, 2026; Sharp action via Yahoo Finance/AOL Aug 12-13, 2026Published Aug 11, 2026 · checked Aug 11, 2026No verified next milestone

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A California staffing-ratio law is shrinking the psychiatric beds FQHCs refer into — and it is behind Sharp's August cuts

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