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Affordable Broadband Program Sputters to a Halt, Ending Free Internet for 3.2 Million Rural Households

On June 3, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will is pay out the dregs of a fund that Congress established in 2021 to help lower-incom…

PA_Dept_of_Rural_Health June 3, 2024

New Hypertension in Pregnancy Change Package Released

Visit the Million Hearts website to download their Hypertension in Pregnancy Change Package. This quality improvement guide is full of tools and res…

PA_Dept_of_Rural_Health June 3, 2024

Preventing and Addressing Sexual Violence Against People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

HHS’ Administration for Community Living (ACL), the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, and the Administration for Children and Families (…

PA_Dept_of_Rural_Health June 3, 2024

Federally Qualified Health Center Telehealth Policies Fact Sheet

HRSA’s National Policy Telehealth Resource Center released a fact sheet to help Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) navigate Medicaid tele…

PA_Dept_of_Rural_Health June 3, 2024

Now Open: Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program

Are you passionate about helping those with substance use disorders? If you are a behavioral health clinician or support worker, clinical support staf…

PA_Dept_of_Rural_Health June 3, 2024

Why Are Retail Health Clinic Experiments Struggling?

CVS, Walmart, and Walgreens are all scaling back or shuttering retail health clinics. Walgreens’ VillageMD recorded a $6 billion loss, an exampl…

PA_Dept_of_Rural_Health June 3, 2024

CMS Emergency Prepares Final Rule and Emergency Operations Plan, Creating a Document that Works

PACHC is facilitating this two-part webinar series with guest speaker Alexander Lipovtsev from Feldesman Leifer (formerly Feldesman Tucker Leifer…

PA_Dept_of_Rural_Health June 3, 2024

Pennsylvania Establishes Guidelines for Signatures for Telehealth and Audio-Only Services

In a recent conversation with the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) it was stated that audio-only services for telehealth …

PA_Dept_of_Rural_Health June 3, 2024

Pennie Releases Data on Medicaid Unwinding Conversion Rate

From April 2023 to Feb. 2024, Pennie engaged 412,070 Medicaid unwinding applicants through transfers from Medicaid and direct enrollments. Of the appl…

PA_Dept_of_Rural_Health June 3, 2024

U.S. House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations to Hold “Oversight of 340B Drug Pricing Program” Hearing

The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee has scheduled a hearing on “Oversight of the 340B Drug Pric…

PA_Dept_of_Rural_Health June 3, 2024

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