Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Population Estimates Released
Most adults who needed opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment in 2022 either did not perceive that they needed it (43%) or received treatment that did no…
Month: July 2024
Community-Based Maternal Behavioral Health Services Program Announced
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced The Community-Based Maternal BHS program which will improve access …
Bill Introduced to Help More Pennsylvanians Obtain Health Coverage
Rep. Mike Kelly R-PA from the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee is sponsoring the Health Care Sharing Ministry Tax Parity Act (HCSM). The b…
New ACA Rules to Protect More Consumers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued …
Congress Passes Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act
The Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2024, HR 4581, passed through both the House and the Senate, and now awaits President Bide…
Pennsylvania House Bill 1140: Requires Health Insurers to Cover Contraceptives
On Tuesday, June 25, by a margin of 133-69, lawmakers in the Pennsylvania House passed House Bill 1140, which would require health insurance policie…
Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Bill Inches Closer to Passage In Pennsylvania Senate
Health committees in the Pennsylvania House and Senate are working on a compromise agreement that will increase oversight of pharmacy benefit managers…
Legislation Will Put Pennsylvania in Interstate Licensing Compacts
Legislation addressing worker shortages in healthcare and facilitating Pennsylvania’s entry into interstate compacts has been sent to Gov. Josh Shap…
ACO PC Released a Flex Model Office Hour
– Tuesday, July 16 at 2:00 pm Eastern. In this hour-long session, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation will provide an overview of the n…
HHS Finalizes Section 1557 Nondiscrimination Rule – Impacts for RHCs
– Monday, July 15 at 2:00 pm Eastern. The National Association of Rural Health Clinics (NARHC) will host the free, FORHP-supported webinar, with inf…