Question

discuss the application of the sliding scale fee at the FQHC

Answer 1

FQHC stands for Federally Qualified Health Center. This is basically the primary health network which provides different services to the patient or people through the sliding fee scale.

They provide a sliding fee scale to the uninsured, and underinsured patients, also to those having less annual income. They also provide a discount on most of the services based on the household's income. After getting most of the services and discount from FQHC the patient's can now afford the treatment.

They provide assistance with the cost of different types of medicine.

They make care more affordable by providing different services and discount.

They also involve different types of social services in order to fulfil the basic needs of the patients and their families.

In order to prevent the illness, they basically educate people about different types of preventive health care.