Konza's History and Purpose:
In 1994, Konza Prairie Community Health Center was formed to meet the unmet health care needs of the Junction City/Geary County area. We are governed by a Board of Directors made up of local people, a majority of which are Konza clients. Konza Prairie Community Health Center is a not-for-profit charitable organization and one of several hundred Community Health Centers partially funded by the federal government.
A chief objective of the Community Health Center is to make it a place where people want to come for their health care. We seek to remove any barriers, which hinder our clients from obtaining the services they need. Our services are available to all, regardless of race, creed, national origin, language, gender, or financial status. A sliding-fee scale is applied to fees when appropriate.
We saw our first patient June 1, 1995, and are continuing to expand services and add providers as best we can to serve our community.
Community health centers (CHCs) are mission-driven organizations that provide culturally appropriate, comprehensive primary care to vulnerable and medically underserved populations. The term “community health center ” refers to the more than 900 diverse public and non-profit organizations that receive federal funding under Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act. CHCs emerged from the grass-roots civil rights activism of the 1960s and 1970s and were initially federally funded as part of the “War on Poverty” to serve the medically indigent. CHCs in the US now serve more than 13 million patients each year.
Because Konza receives some federal financial support, we can offer a sliding fee scale to those who qualify. This scale makes health care affordable to people with, or without insurance.
As a minimum there is a small office visit fee, unless your insurance specifies otherwise. Konza accepts many insurances such as Cross Blue Shield, Medicaid, Medicare, Tri-Care and many more. We will even take care of filing the paperwork for you. No insurance, or have a high deductible? No problem! We will work with you to establish a payment plan. Our goal is to see that your health and dental care needs are met.
Konza can also offer businesses a health coverage plan for their employees, and spare the expense of health insurance costs.
Our Sliding Fee Scale
POLICY: No one shall be refused service because of his or her inability to pay.
PROCEDURE: For those patients who express concern about their ability to pay, the following discounted payment schedule is available.
There is a mandatory $20.00 fee for medical, and $40.00 for dental charged to all patients who qualify for the sliding scale at the time of the visit. If a patient is not sliding B then he or she will be responsible for the charges billed based on the status of their sliding fee; C, D, E or F as annotated below.
SCALE B C D E F
POVERTY LEVEL 100% 100-150% 150-175% 175-200% Over 200
PERCENT PAY 10% 25% 50% 75% 100%
FAMILY SIZE
1 10,210 10,211 15,316 17,868 20,421
15,315 17,867 20,420 +
2 13,690 13,691 20,536 23,958 27,381
20,535 23,957 27,380 +
3 17,170 17,171 25,756 30,048 34,341
25,755 30,047 34,340 +
4 20,650 20,651 30,976 36,138 41,301
30,975 36,137 41,300 +
5 24,130 24,131 36,196 42,228 48,261
36,195 42,227 48,260 +
6 27,610 27,611 41,416 48,318 55,221
41,415 48,317 55,220 +
7 31,090 31,091 46,636 54,408 62,181
46,635 54,407 62,180 +
8 34,570 34,571 51,856 60,498 69,141
51,855 60,497 69,140 +
Each additional person, add $3,480.00
Effective March 1, 2007
