Getting Connected with the Future Workforce
Last week, the Pennsylvania Workforce Development Association reinstituted their annual NextGen Youth Summit after a five-year hiatus to help Pennsylv…
Day: April 12, 2024
HRSA Names New Pharmacy Director
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has announced Chantelle Britton as Director of the Office of Pharmacy Affairs (OPA) within the…
2024 State of Medicaid Managed Care Report Released
Pennsylvania’s mandatory Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) program, Community HealthChoices (CHC), was developed to enhance access and…
2025 Medicare Advantage and Part D Final Rule Seeks to Protect Patients
Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), finalized policies that…
CMS Releases Updates FQHC/RHC Guidance, Including Telehealth
In mid-March, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that they had updated their Medicare Learning Network (MLN) booklets for …
Pennsylvania Issues RFA for Enrollment Assister Program
The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) issued a Request For Application (RFA) procurement for an Enrollment Assister Program to provide …
State Medicaid Rolls Shed 500,000 People after COVID-Inspired Rule Change Ended
One year after the enrollment requirements were reinstated, Pennsylvania’s Medicaid program has dropped about half a million people, going from a re…
GAO Releases Report on Health Centers
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report: “Health Centers: Revenue, Grant Funding, and Methods for Meeting Certain Access-to…
Pennsylvania Governor’s Administration Tackles Provider Credentialing Burden
In response to the high degree of frustration they are hearing from healthcare providers across the continuum, the Shapiro Administration is working w…
Doctors Take on Dental Duties to Reach Low-income and Uninsured Patients
From CBS News Pediatrician Patricia Braun and her team saw roughly 100 children at a community health clinic on a recent Monday. They gave flu shots a…