Vermont Business Magazine The Community Health Centers (CHC) has opened an onsite pharmacy at its Riverside practice. Accessibly located in the heart of Burlington’s Old North End at 617 Riverside Avenue, this service allows community members to refill their prescriptions before they leave the building. The CHC – Pharmacy accepts all major insurances, including Medicaid and Medicare.
For many years, CHC has been part of a Federally Qualified Health Center pharmacy network which offers eligible patients reduced-cost prescriptions, saving patients roughly $2 million annually. In adding their own pharmacy onsite, CHC has taken the next step in ensuring accessibility to medications for their community members.
“No patient should ever have to make the difficult decision between refilling their prescription and their family’s next meal,” said Jeff McKee, CHC CEO. “Adding a physical pharmacy into our array of services is a proactive approach that ensures that no matter what is happening in the national pharmaceutical landscape, our patients are protected. We now have the ability to work with partners, not only to maintain the 340B prescription drug program, but expand it.”
Since 1971, the Community Health Centers has provided quality health care for Vermonters regardless of financial or insurance status. One of 12 Federally Qualified Health Centers in the state, CHC has nine locations and is one of the largest nonprofit family health and dental practices in Chittenden and Grand Isle counties. For more information on their services and programs, visit www.chcb.org.
This program is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $3,489,641 with approximately 90% financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.
Source: 10.23.2023. BURLINGTON, VT – The Community Health Centers
