Santa Cruz Community Health Quantifies $2.3M Annual Loss From July UIS PPS Elimination
Santa Cruz Community Health (Central Coast FQHC, ~12,000 visits/yr) publicly quantified (April 8, 2026) the impact of the July 1, 2026 UIS PPS-to-FFS transition: $2.3M/year revenue loss affecting ~2,000 patients and ~12,000 annual visits. This is the first Central Coast FQHC to publish a specific dollar-and-volume impact at this granularity — following Clinica Sierra Vista's $15.7M HQ-purchase signal in April and providing a precedent calculation method for sister Central Coast FQHCs (Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics, Clinicas del Camino Real, Community Health Centers of the Central Coast, San Luis Obispo Community Health, Salud Para La Gente).
Strategic implication: SCCH's transparent impact disclosure is replicable.
CFOs at peer Central Coast FQHCs should prepare similar internal models (UIS visit volume × current PPS rate × FFS conversion delta) and consider whether public disclosure aligns with advocacy positioning ahead of the May Revision. Pairs with the CA May Revise immigrant cuts and overall UIS PPS elimination tracker.
Key takeaways
- $2.3M/yr loss from July UIS PPS-to-FFS transition (Santa Cruz Community Health)
- ~2,000 patients and ~12,000 annual visits affected
- First Central Coast FQHC to publish specific dollar-and-volume impact
- Replicable model for SBNC, Clinicas del Camino Real, CHC Central Coast, Salud
Primary source
National Today (Santa Cruz)Affected FQHCs
FQHC Talent. (2026, April 8). Santa Cruz Community Health Quantifies $2.3M Annual Loss From July UIS PPS Elimination. Primary source: National Today (Santa Cruz). Retrieved June 27, 2026, from https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/santa-cruz-community-health-2-3m-pps-uis-loss-april-2026
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