There Has Been Withdrawal of Health Care Staff Vaccination Requirements
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that withdraws the regulations on COVID-19 healthcare staff vacci…
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CMS Seeks Nominations for Air Ambulance Committee
The No Surprises Act required the Secretary of HHS and the Secretary of Transportation to form an advisory committee for the purpose of reviewing opti…
Understanding and Overcoming Barriers to Rural Training in Family Medicine Obstetrics Fellowships
This study from the WWAMI Rural Health Research Center describes the characteristics of rurally oriented family medicine obstetrical (OB) fellowshi…
Here You Can Read About Diabetes Prevalence and Monitoring in Nonmetropolitan and Metropolitan Areas Within a Commercially Insured U.S. Population
Compared to enrollees in metropolitan areas, enrollees living in rural areas had a 22 percent higher likelihood of having diabetes, even after contr…
Providing High Quality Obstetric Care to American Indian/Alaska Native People in Rural Kotzebue, Alaska
For American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) birthing people, the risk of pregnancy-related death is two to three times higher than that of white b…
Event Recording: Watch the Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care in Rural America
On May 31, the Bipartisan Policy Center convened a panel of experts (including FORHP’s leadership) to discuss findings in their newly-released rep…
Psychological distress is more common in some occupations; Read About a thirty-seven year panel study
Researchers found that occupations with a high risk of mental health problems are those with workers who: 1) have high physical or psychological job d…
The Clinician Job Search Tool Gets an Upgrade
HRSA’s Health Workforce Connector, a free tool for connecting clinicians to job and training opportunities, is now easier to use. New features sim…
5 Ways to Keep Kids Safe This Summer
Summer heat waves are increasingly more severe due to climate change, making it important to ensure children’s safety amid rising temperatures. Wh…
