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And now, it's getting even harder. - Steven Ross Johnson, Modern Health Care Read the full article at: [www.modernhealthcare.com](http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20160618/MAGAZINE/306189981) It's getting tougher for federally qualified health centers to recruit physicians because doctors are going after the higher reimbursement rates that come along with choosing a specialty rather than staying in primary care. In addition, while the larger health systems and hospitals have the wherewithal to offer lucrative signing bonuses and financial incentives to prospective employees, community health centers do not.  Health Center Partners of Southern California aims to fix this problem because the community health centers that are vital to the Southern California community  no longer have funding sources sufficient to meet the fowing demand for their services - including offering enough incentives for heavilt indebted physiciams to come work for them. 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