Federal programs such as the National Health Survey Corps (NHSC) are important for providing staffing to community health centers (CHCs). However, the financial impact of NHSC staff on CHCs remains unclear.

This article describes a study that analyzed 2013-2017 data from the Uniform Data System and the NHSC administrative database to compare the financial impact of NHSC and non-NHSC clinicians in CHCs to determine whether or not NHSC staff reduces care costs at CHCs.