How the Money Works

1. 1

   A patient comes in

   Someone in your community needs care today.

2. 2

   The visit is captured

   Coverage checked, care documented, nothing missing.

3. 3

   It is billed correctly

   The right payer, the right sliding-fee level, no wrong charge.

4. 4

   The clinic gets paid

   That payment is most of what funds the health center.

5. 5

   The team stays staffed

   Salaries, hours, and open appointment slots.

6. 6

   The doors stay open

   So the next patient — and the last one — still has somewhere to go.

The loop repeats. Every step done right keeps the next one open. That is why understanding the money is not the opposite of the mission — it is how the mission survives.