By the Summit Daily News
Summit Community Care Clinic, along with Colorado’s other community-funded safety net clinics, is celebrating Safety Net Clinic Week through Friday. And, as part of the celebration, state policy makers and candidates for office will visit the Care Clinic facility this week in Frisco.

“Our facility is a critical part of Colorado’s medical safety net and Safety Net Clinic Week provides us with a welcome opportunity to proudly share our contributions and commitments to the Coloradans we serve,” said Sarah Vaine, executive director of the Summit Community Care Clinic.

Due to complexities of the federal funding for safety net providers, non-federally qualified clinics often struggle for resources, and their role and contributions are commonly undervalued. ClinicNET’s executive director Sharon Adams said people often think all parts of the critical health-care safety net are supported by federal funds.

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