Serving the underserved: East Liberty Family Health Care Center – WTAE Pittsburgh

East Liberty Family Health Care Center is federally funded, and families who do not have insurance can see a doctor and pay based on their income. For some people, that can mean just $10 for a visit.Autumn Butler, her husband and their four children can go anywhere to see a doctor. She has medical insurance, but has been going to East Liberty Family Health Care Center for 15 years. Its a place that offers care to people with or without insurance. Whether you are insured 100% or no insurance, you are treated the exact same. Our providers are some of the best doctors in the western part of the state, said CEO of East Liberty Family Health Care Center Rodney P. Jones. Jones said the federally qualified health care center's mission is to help underserved families in urban and rural communities in 69 ZIP codes in Pittsburgh and surrounding areas.If you are a family of four and you make $26,000 a year, our PPS rate, meaning what we charge you is about $174. If you fit into the category I just described, we charge you $10, said Jones said. This type of service has kept Autumn a faithful patient. She supports what the center is doing and likes that the staff has Christian values. I believe the doctors and the staff have a ministry mindset and that's important to me. I know they care for people out of their hearts and what they believe through their faith, Butler said. In our particular health care, it's not unusual for a provider to offer to pray with you after you get your care, Jones said. Jones said that in order to get federal funding, the center must have positive performance ratings. He also said if families cannot pay the co-pay, they have a payment plan option.

East Liberty Family Health Care Center is federally funded, and families who do not have insurance can see a doctor and pay based on their income. For some people, that can mean just $10 for a visit.

Autumn Butler, her husband and their four children can go anywhere to see a doctor. She has medical insurance, but has been going to East Liberty Family Health Care Center for 15 years. Its a place that offers care to people with or without insurance.

Whether you are insured 100% or no insurance, you are treated the exact same. Our providers are some of the best doctors in the western part of the state, said CEO of East Liberty Family Health Care Center Rodney P. Jones.

Jones said the federally qualified health care center's mission is to help underserved families in urban and rural communities in 69 ZIP codes in Pittsburgh and surrounding areas.

If you are a family of four and you make $26,000 a year, our PPS rate, meaning what we charge you is about $174. If you fit into the category I just described, we charge you $10, said Jones said.

This type of service has kept Autumn a faithful patient. She supports what the center is doing and likes that the staff has Christian values.

I believe the doctors and the staff have a ministry mindset and that's important to me. I know they care for people out of their hearts and what they believe through their faith, Butler said.

In our particular health care, it's not unusual for a provider to offer to pray with you after you get your care, Jones said.

Jones said that in order to get federal funding, the center must have positive performance ratings. He also said if families cannot pay the co-pay, they have a payment plan option.

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