Join Us for PTAC Public Meeting on Rural Participation in Alternative Payment Models
The next quarterly public Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) meeting will focus on encouraging rural participation in…
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Here You Can Exam the Rural-Urban Differences in the Availability of Hospital-Based Cardiac Services Between 2010-2020
Among the findings from the Rural and Minority Health Research Center: From 2010 to 2020, the proportions of metropolitan and micropolitan hospitals o…
Maternal Mortality Crisis and Extension of Medicaid Postpartum Coverage
Examining the effect of extended postpartum coverage brought by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, policy experts present evidence that ensuring ac…
Congress Has Increased Rural Physician Training – Is it Working?
Experts analyze Medicare-funded residency training two years after Congress created 1,000 new residency slots reserved specifically for rural and unde…
New! Highlights and Opportunities Identified from Rural Health Value Summit: Driving Value Through Community-Based Partnerships
The Rural Health Value team is pleased to release the following report that from a recent summit that explored driving value through community-based p…
Pennsylvania Data Center News: ACS 1-Year Estimates Released
New 1-Year Estimates Data Released The U.S. Census Bureau has released a new set of estimates from the American Community Survey (ACS) for the year 20…
September 2023 Updates on HRSA’s OPTN Modernization Initiative
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is pleased to share an update on our efforts related to the Organ Procurement and Transplantat…
The NHSC Student to Service Loan Repayment Application Now Open
The 2024 National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Students to Service Loan Repayment Program is now open. Final-year nursing, medical, and dental student…
The Public Health Nursing Program is Seeking Applicants and Hosts
The Pennsylvania Action Coalition is seeking both applicants and host sites for the AmeriCorps Public Health Nursing Program. This program is designed…
Health System Affiliated Primary Care Docs Are Drive Up Spending
Primary care physicians affiliated with large health systems drive up spending on patient care through increased referrals to specialists, emergency d…
