The Community Health Center Podcast

The Community Health Center Podcast

The Community Health Center Podcast powered by Higginbotham Insurance provides a platform for Community Health Centers nationwide to explore and discuss the latest trends and topics.

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December 21, 2025 16 mins

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In this episode, hosts Chase Marable and Dawson Nimmo sit down with Jon-Michial Carter, CEO of ChartSpan, for a strategic conversation on the evolving role of Chronic Care Management (CCM) in Community Health Centers and what it takes to build sustainable, scalable care models for complex patient populations.

The discussion explores how CCM supports both patient outcomes and operational sustainability for FQHCs navigat...

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In this episode, hosts Chase Marable and Dawson Nimmo sit down with Dr. Michael McDuffie, CEO of Agape Health Services, for an incredibly insightful conversation on what it takes to lead, grow, and transform a Community Health Center today.

We dive into major themes every FQHC leader should be thinking about:

Clinic & Service Line Growth
 How Agape expanded strategically and sustainably while staying community-c...

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In this episode of The CHC Podcast hosts Chase Marable and Dawson Nimmo interviewed Jeff Allen, CPA, National Community Health Center Practice Leader with FORVIS.
 
We went go over critical trends impacting FQHCs including:
 
- Financial Sustainability 
 
- Provider Productivity

- Impact of Culture for CHCs

 
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In this episode of The CHC Podcast hosts Chase Marable and Dawson Nimmo interviewed Karen A. Daley, CEO of Optimus Health Care.
 
We went go over critical trends impacting FQHCs including:
 
- Legislative Updates on Medicaid
 
- Revenue Cycle Involvement

- Addressing Critical Workforce Shortage

 
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In this episode of The CHC Podcast hosts Chase Marable and Dawson Nimmo interviewed Rebecca Mankin with Mankin Consulting, LLC.
 
We went go over critical trends impacting FQHCs including:

- Workforce Crisis in Healthcare: Recruitment, Retention, and Burnout

- Value-Based Care

- Legislation & Advocacy for FQHC Leaders

Find more information about Mankin Consulting, LLC here:

Website: https://www.mankin...

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In this episode of The CHC Podcast hosts Chase Marable and Dawson Nimmo interviewed Chad Smith, Owner of CI Solutions
 
We went go over critical trends impacting FQHCs including:
 
- Empowering Change with Health Center Teams
 
- Leadership Lessons for Strategic Planning
 
Find more information about CI Solutions here:

Website: https://www.cisolutionsllp.com/

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In this episode of The CHC Podcast hosts Chase Marable and Dawson Nimmo interviewed Rachel Sacks, MPH, and President at Leading Health Futures.
 
We went go over critical trends impacting FQHCs including:
 
- HRSA Requirements for Needs Assessment
 
- How to leverage Needs Assessment in Strategic Planning
 
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In this episode of The CHC Podcast hosts Chase Marable interviewed Elizabeth Burrows, JD, Principal of Burrows Consulting

We went go over critical trends impacting FQHCs including:

- FQHC Grant Funding Strategies

- Legislative Shift with Grants


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In this episode of The CHC Podcast hosts Chase Marable interviewed Travis LeFever, CEO of Mission Mobile Medical.

We went go over critical trends impacting FQHCs including:

- Mobile Unit Purchasing

- How to best utilize your Mobile Unit


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In this episode of The CHC Podcast hosts Chase Marable interviewed Ted Slafsky with 340B Report.

We went go over critical trends impacting FQHCs including:

- 340B Landmark Court Cases

- 340B Federal & State Legislative Update


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The CHC Podcast is brining a quarterly webinar series to FQHCs across the country on trends in the CHC industry from leadership to grants to technology and much more.

CI Solutions is a process improvement firm that has worked with many healthcare organizations including Kaiser Permanente, St. Jude, UC Davis, Bayer, Express Scripts, and many others.

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In this episode of The CHC Podcast hosts Chase Marable and Dawson Nimmo interviewed Caileb Newby with AmWins.

We went go over critical trends impacting FQHCs financials including:

- Federal Torts and Claims Act (FTCA)

- Much More!


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In this episode of The CHC Podcast we interview Jeff Allen, CHC Practice Leader, with FORVIS.

We went go over critical trends impacting FQHCs financials including:

- 340b Margins

- COVID Grant Funding

- Medicaid Redetermination

- Labor Shortage

- Much More!

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In this episode of The CHC Podcast hosts Chase Marable and Dawson Nimmo interviewed Angela Lindstrom, Director of Communications, and Samantha Wall, Health Equity & Access Advisor, with the Health Center Association of Nebraska (HCAN).

We went go over critical trends impacting FQHCs financials including:

- Medicaid Redetermination

- Labor Pipeline for FQHCs

- Much More!

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In this episode of The CHC Podcast hosts Chase Marable and Dawson Nimmo interviewed Stuart Gipson, CEO of Four Rivers Community Health Center.

We went go over critical trends impacting FQHCs financials including:

- Medicaid Unwinding

- 340(b) Pharmacy Directing

- Much More!


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In this episode of The CHC Podcast hosts Chase Marable and Dawson Nimmo interviewed Samantha Gamblin, Benefits Director of Missouri Highlands Health Care.

We went go over critical trends impacting FQHCs financials including:

- Benefits for Recruiting & Retaining

- Open Enrollment Experience

- Much More!


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In this episode of The CHC Podcast hosts Chase Marable and Dawson Nimmo interviewed Shane Grivich and Erik Anderson with ChartSpan.

We went go over critical trends impacting FQHCs financials including:

- Chronic Care Management (CCM)

- Community Health Centers Involvement with CCM Program

- Much More!


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