Access to Care
Improving access to culturally competent health care
Former Independence Blue Cross Foundation Nurse Intern Cassidy Gallagher tests a patient’s blood glucose level at a Blue Safety Net-supported Free Clinic.
Former Independence Blue Cross Foundation Nurse Intern Cassidy Gallagher tests a patient’s blood glucose level at a Blue Safety Net-supported Free Clinic.
Since its launch in 2011, the Foundation has championed a stronger health care safety net, one that strives to ensure equitable access to care.
Nationally, community health centers represent the largest primary care network. They deliver culturally competent care, improve health outcomes, and offer programs and services to reduce health disparities in underserved communities. Foundation grants support a network of Federally Qualified Health Centers, Free Clinics, and nonprofit health centers in Southeastern Pennsylvania that operate nearly 60 sites in medically underserved areas.
Over the past decade through its Blue Safety Net program, the Foundation has awarded unrestricted grants and targeted funding totaling more than $25 million to nonprofit health centers in Southeastern Pennsylvania.
In 2020, the Foundation accelerated the timing of grant awards totaling $2.4 million to nearly 50 health centers that provide primary and behavioral health care, dental, and vision services to more than 340,000 patients in Southeastern Pennsylvania.