Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Information Updates

CHCACT has added a COVID-19 information page on the CHCACT website. On the page you will find:

• Latest News
• Information & Resources
• Webinars & Trainings

We will continue to update the page with the latest and most pertinent information important to you. Please contact Meghan Peck (mpeck@chcact.org), Operations Specialist at CHCACT, with questions or additions.

National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Programs

The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) application cycle is open! Accepting applications through Thursday, April 23, 7:30 p.m. ET.

The NHSC opened its application for three loan repayment programs:

• NHSC Loan Repayment Program
• NHSC Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Program
• NHSC Rural Community Loan Repayment Program

Visit the NHSC website to review the Application and Program Guidance (APG) documents and learn more about eligibility and specific disciplines.

Each program has a different APG with the detailed information you need to apply, including eligibility requirements, site information, documentation, and service requirements. Read the APG carefully before you start your application.

Ken Lalime, CEO of CHCACT, Joins CT Office of Health Strategy’s New Advisory Board

Ken Lalime, CEO

The State of Connecticut’s Office of Health Strategy (OHS) has announced the members of the new Cost Growth Benchmark Technical Team and Cost Growth Benchmark Stakeholder Advisory Board. The new members include Dean’s Advisory Board Member Ken Lalime, CEO of the Community Health Center Association of Connecticut.

The new groups establish Connecticut’s first healthcare cost growth benchmark as outlined by Governor Ned Lamont’s Executive Order No. 5, an order that directs OHS to establish statewide healthcare cost growth and quality benchmarks and a primary care spending target.

As reported in the UConn Today news release:

The appointment of Ken Lalime, CEO of the Community Health Center Association of Connecticut, ensures that the voice of over 6,700 dedicated healthcare professionals working in Connecticut-based community health centers and the nearly 400,000 patients served by them will be represented.

Mr. Lalime also brings a comprehensive perspective on healthcare to the Board through his experience as an independent pharmacist, his work in hospital finance and operations and his knowledge in building the not-for-profit insurance company HealthyCT.

Read the full news release on UConn Today.