Medicare's FQHC base rate inched up just 2.5% for 2026 while staffing costs soar, so where's the real money hiding? A revenue cycle expert reveals the overlooked compliance lever, credentialing gaps, and documentation fixes that health centers keep missing. Learn more at https://www.visualutions.com/blog/fqhc-financial-sustainability/
[thoughtful] Here's a number that should stop any health center CFO cold: the Medicare base rate for FQHCs only rose two and a half percent for 2026, landing at two hundred seven dollars and seventy-two cents. Meanwhile costs for staffing, benefits, everything, keep climbing a lot faster than that. So how is a community health center supposed to stay financially sustainable? Today we're digging into revenue cycle management for Federally Qualified Health Centers, why the rates feel like they're always behind, and where the money quietly leaks out. My guest works closely with health center finance teams on exactly this. Welcome to the show. Visualutions, Inc. City: Spring Address: 7440 Mintwood Lane Website: https://www.visualutions.com/