2022 ACS 5-Year Data Now Available
The 2018-2022 ACS Five-Year Estimates are now available from the U.S. Census Bureau. These estimates provide data for all Pennsylvania counties, munic…
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Pennsylvania Rural Health Advocate Receives Individual Innovative Oral Health Champion Award
Kelly Braun, RDH, MSDH, rural primary care and integration coordinator at the Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health (PORH), received the 2023 Individual…
Rural Oral Health Needs Report Released
The CareQuest Institute for Oral Health recently released a new report, “Still Searching: Meeting Oral Health Needs in Rural Settings.” The report…
Pennsylvania Oral Health Coalition Announces Community Water Fluoridation Funding Opportunity
Calling all Pennsylvania water systems! PCOH has additional funds available and is requesting proposals for Community Water Fluoridation (CWF) Equipme…
Pennsylvania Hospitals Among US News’ 73 Inaugural Maternity Care Access Hospitals
U.S. News & World Report for the first time has recognized 73 hospitals as Maternity Care Access Hospitals; eight are located in Pennsylvania. Hospita…
Report Highlights Dentist Workload Impact from Staffing Shortages
A new report from the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute (HPI) found that dentists are taking on additional tasks as staffing shortag…
Dental Changes Included in 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule, which is a complete listing of …
PA Oral Health Coalition Releases 2018-2025 Charitable Work Tracking Report
PCOH is pleased to release the 2018-2023 Charitable Work Tracking Report which includes five years of data collected from free and charitable clinics …
Telehealth Policy Resource Center Fact Sheet for 2024 Physician Fee Schedule
The fact sheet covers telehealth services made eligible by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in the 2024 Physician Fee Schedule. These ar…
New CMS Initiatives Added to Catalog for Rural Providers
Updates from the Rural Health Value team includes summaries for the States Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development (AHEAD) Model�…