Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are part of a safety-net system that makes health care accessible and affordable for low-income residents. Together with government health agencies and other health systems in the Milwaukee Health Care Partnership (MHCP), Aurora Health Care has helped fund four FQHCs in Milwaukee. In 2013, Aurora’s financial contribution was $400,000.
We’ve partnered MHCP to answer the need for expanded health care coverage and care coordination in Milwaukee County, an investment of more than $250,000. Clinics include the Kenosha Community Health Center, Lakeshore Community Clinic in Sheboygan, and the Community Clinics of Manitowoc County.
We’ve also expanded our support services to help people enroll in Medicaid and other government programs. When the Affordable Care Act was rolled out in 2013, we hired 65 application counselors in Aurora’s service region and launched a toll-free enrollment helpline (
877-732-6334). We held more than 100 enrollment events in eastern Wisconsin, and sent letters offering our enrollment assistance to people throughout our community. We worked with media, health departments and other providers to coordinate communication efforts from Kenosha to Green Bay so that people would know help was available.