PCDC Joins Coalition Calling on Congress to Extend New Markets Tax Credit Program

| By Maura Harris
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PCDC recently joined more than 700 organizations across the country to sign on to a letter authored by the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Coalition to the United States Congress urging them to take action to extend and provide an emergency expansion of the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) that will assist communities struggling with …

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PCDC Urges Delay in Medi-Cal Pharmacy Transition to Support COVID-19 Response

| By Jonathan Yan
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In an urgent letter to the California legislative budget leadership, PCDC urges the California legislature to delay the Medi-Cal pharmacy transition included in the state budget proposal. Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2020-2021 budget proposal directs the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to transition all pharmacy services for Medi-Cal managed care to Fee For Service (FFS) …

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PCDC: Primary Care Needs Immediate Financial Relief from the Federal Government

| By Maura Harris
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In an urgent letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar, PCDC asked for an immediate, targeted allocation of federal aid to primary care providers in order to offset reduced revenue and increased costs associated with COVID-19. PCDC was one of several organizations to send a letter to HHS highlighting …

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To Address COVID-19 Disparities, PCDC Urges New York State to Invest in Primary Care

| By Maura Harris
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PCDC recently submitted testimony to the New York State legislature for its Joint Senate and Assembly Public Hearing on Exploring Solutions to the Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Minority Communities to recommend an increased focus on primary care in the State’s efforts to address COVID-19 health disparities. Blacks and Hispanics are dying at drastically higher …

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PCDC Joins California CDFIs in Calling for $1 Billion in Federal Appropriations

| By Maura Harris
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PCDC joins the California Coalition for Community Investment (CCCI) – a coalition of almost 40 community development financial institutions that invest across the Golden State – in calling for a $1 billion appropriation for the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) in the next federal COVID-19 stimulus package. The …

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