Pharmacy-Based Preventive Services for Opioid Use Disorder: A Survey of U.S. Pharmacists
Using online survey data from 1,146 pharmacists, researchers examine their perceptions about drug use, drug screening, interventions, and the commitme…
Month: December 2024
NIDA Seeks People with Lived Experience for New Working Group
– Respond by January 10. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is seeking people with lived or living experience (PWLLE) with drug use to par…
VA Proposes Expanded Access to Telehealth for Rural Veterans
– Comment by January 13. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced its intention to eliminate copayments for all VA telehealth servic…
Rural Health Clinic CY 2025 All-Inclusive Rate
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated the Rural Health Clinic (RHC) all-inclusive rate for calendar year (CY) 2025. The payment l…
CMS Seeking Input to Protect Medicare Beneficiary Identifiers
– Comment by February 17. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is soliciting comments to inform future decision-making regarding h…
Utilization of Inpatient and Emergency Services by Rural and Urban Medicaid Enrollees
Researchers from the North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center focused on inpatient and emergency department health care utiliza…
Variation in Elder Abuse State Statutes by State Level of Rurality
This policy brief from the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center examines elements of state-level elder abuse statutes’ definitions a…
New Study Finds Rural Hospitals Facing Struggles Even As Hospital Margins Nationally Improve
Research and analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows rural hospital margins continue to lag relative to urban hospitals, confirming prior fin…
New Funding: HRSA Black Lung Clinics Program
– Apply by February 11, 2025. FORHP’s Community Based Division will make up to 15 awards to support clinics in reducing the morbidity and morta…
Application Now Open for Rural Community Hospitals to Participate in Demonstration Program
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is accepting new applications for the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration. The demonstration tes…