CMS Proposes Policy Updates for End Stage Renal Disease
On June 26, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule under the end-stage renal disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment Sy…
Month: July 2023
Commonwealth Fund on State Health System Performance
Learn why Massachusetts, Hawaii, and New Hampshire top the health policy nonprofit’s ranking based on 58 measures of access, quality, disparities,…
USDA Economic Research Service on Rural Access to Primary Care
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) update their chart showing the number of physicians per capita in rural counties.
The post…
The Built Environment and Social and Emotional Support Among Rural Older Adults
Previous studies on social infrastructure in the built environment – specifically, the physical places that facilitate social interaction and soci…
ACL Proposes Update to Older Americans Act Programs
The federal Administration for Community Living (ACL) is seeking input on proposed updates to the regulations for its Older Americans Act programs. …
The GAO Release a Report on Critical Access Hospitals and Behavioral Health Care
The federal agency that examines the effectiveness of government programs turns attention to the way that Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) provide …
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Released a Final Recommendation Statement: Screening for Anxiety Disorders in Adults
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released a final recommendation statement on screening for anxiety disorders in adults. The task force determi…
The American Cancer Society Colorectal Cancer Screening Interventions Project Has Launched
American Cancer Society (ACS) is recruiting health centers with colorectal cancer screening rates less than 40% (consideration for those less than 60%…
The Government Accountability Office is Seeking Nominations for National HIT Advisory Committee
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is requesting nominations for the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee (HITAC), which provide…
Read About the Importance of Teaching Health Center GME Programs
The Milbank Memorial Fund has released a new report about the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program. The report provide…