What is a federally qualified health center?
A federally qualified health center (FQHC) is a community-based primary care provider that meets HRSA’s Health Center Program requirements. Nebraska has 94 HRSA-listed FQHC sites, run by 8 organizations, in this snapshot.
Last reviewed against the public HRSA Health Center Service Delivery and Look-Alike Sites download on .
The short answer
An FQHC is a health center that serves an underserved area or population, offers primary care regardless of ability to pay with a sliding fee discount, and is governed by a board on which most members are patients of the health center. It either receives a federal Section 330 grant from HRSA or is designated as a Look-Alike.
What an FQHC has to provide
HRSA’s Compliance Manual (Chapter 4) requires health centers to provide required primary health services directly or through arrangements, including preventive care and screenings, and enabling services such as case management and translation that help people use care. Preventive dental care is on the required list; many health centers also offer broader dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services. Which services a particular site offers is not in HRSA’s public site file, so ask the site.
Who can use one
Anyone. Health centers see people with private insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, or no insurance. Patients with household income at or below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines are eligible for the sliding fee discount.
FQHCs in Nebraska, from the HRSA file
94
HRSA-listed service delivery sites
HRSA, as of 2026-07-17
8
health center organizations
Same file
38
sites in a school setting
HRSA “site setting” field
18
cities with at least one site
Same file
FQHC, community health center, and rural health clinic
“Community health center” is the everyday name for most FQHCs. A rural health clinic (RHC) is a different Medicare designation with its own rules and is not part of HRSA’s Health Center Program, so RHCs are not in this list. The CMS booklet in the sources explains how Medicare pays FQHCs.
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HRSA-listed sites in Norfolk.
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HRSA-listed sites in Grand Island.
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Common questions
- Is an FQHC free?
- Not automatically. Health centers charge for services but must offer a sliding fee discount to eligible patients and must not turn anyone away for inability to pay.
- Do FQHCs accept Medicaid and Medicare?
- Health centers are paid as FQHCs by Medicare and Medicaid, and they serve patients with private insurance or none. Confirm your specific plan with the site.
- How many FQHCs are in Nebraska?
- HRSA’s public file lists 94 active FQHC service delivery sites in Nebraska, run by 8 organizations, as of 2026-07-17.
- I need mental health or substance use help
- Call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) any time. For treatment services, use findtreatment.gov from SAMHSA. This HRSA list is not a treatment directory.
Sources
- What is a health center? (opens in a new tab) — HRSA Bureau of Primary Health Care
- Health Center Program Compliance Manual, Chapter 4: Required and Additional Health Services (opens in a new tab) — HRSA Bureau of Primary Health Care
- Health Center Program Compliance Manual, Chapter 9: Sliding Fee Discount Program (opens in a new tab) — HRSA Bureau of Primary Health Care
- Federally Qualified Health Center (MLN booklet) (opens in a new tab) — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- HRSA data downloads — Health Center Service Delivery and Look-Alike Sites (opens in a new tab) — Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (opens in a new tab) — 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Last reviewed against the public HRSA Health Center Service Delivery and Look-Alike Sites download on .
Counts and addresses come from the HRSA public file linked in Sources. If a row is wrong, prefer HRSA’s finder — we would rather point you there than pretend we supersede it.