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<\/a>How patients are greeted upon arrival at Sheridan.<\/p><\/div>\n
There are two clinics, just blocks apart (one for children and youth, housed in a school district building, and a larger adult site leased from the federal government at the closed Fort Logan campus), that comprise a Federally Qualified Health Center after a successful public entity application in 2012.\u00a0 Initially, Associate Dean Amy Barton, PhD, RN funded growth of this vital work through a Nurse Managed Clinic grant from the Affordable Care Act.\u00a0 As that money was scheduled to end after three years, she began successful navigation of the FQHC application by the university.\u00a0 Today, in addition to adult and pediatric primary care services, SHS offers prenatal care and delivery using certified nurse midwives, low cost pharmacy services through a collaboration with the College of Pharmacy, integrated behavioral health at both sites, substance abuse services, care coordination, and dental services. There are plans to add optometry shortly.<\/p>\n
Colorado is a Medicaid expansion state which means that health insurance is available to virtually every citizen in the state through employer plans, health exchange plans or Medicaid–both traditional and expanded plans. In theory, clinics like Sheridan should see their uninsured burden decrease and thus make it easier for the clinic to be financially stable. One challenge in Colorado, however, is the lack of insurance access among the undocumented population. Sheridan continues to care for many who are not eligible for insurance programs which places a financial burden on the clinic where patients pay cash for services using a sliding scale based on income. Legally, clinics like Sheridan must care for the uninsured regardless of documentation status. Most would argue that morally and ethically, services should also be available.<\/p>\n