MPCA | Missouri Primary Care Association - The Missouri Community Health Center Alliance

The Missouri Coalition for Primary Health Care d/b/a Missouri Primary Care Association (MPCA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving access to high quality, community based, and affordable primary health care in Missouri.

MPCA represents Missouri’s Community Health Centers and promotes the development of programs and systems that assist in the delivery of high quality, accessible, and personalized primary health care services to urban and rural populations across Missouri.  MPCA advocates for policies and programs that assure access to health care for all.

If you would like to be a Community Health Center advocate and receive regular updates on the latest policy and legislative developments, go to the TAKE ACTION tab on our home page to sign up.

What is a Community Health Center?

A Community Health Center (CHC) is private non-profit or public health care organization located in or serving Federally designated medically underserved populations.

Each CHC is governed by a local patient-majority board of directors, and provides comprehensive primary health, dental, and mental health/substance abuse services to persons of all ages, income levels, and insurance status regardless of ability to pay.  The charges for services at a CHC are discounted to patients according to a sliding fee scale based on family size and income.