Pennie ED Discusses Medicaid Unwinding Numbers During Spring Policy Forum
Devon Trolley, Pennie’s new executive director, presented enrollment numbers, 2024 key priorities and initiatives moving forward through the Medicai…
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Pennsylvania State House Panel Approves Minimum Wage Hike Bill
The Pennsylvania House Labor and Industry Committee voted 12-9 along party lines to approve legislation that would increase the Commonwealth’s min…
New Brief Addresses Metro-Non-metro Clinician Performance with MIPS
Differences in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Performance of Clinicians in Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Counties in 2018 Mina Shr…
New CDC Report May Make You Lose Your Appetite
We’ve all learned from an early age that it’s best to stay home when sick. But for the 21% of American workers with no paid sick leave – many of…
Tell Leaders: Share the Real Risk to Pedestrians in Vehicle Safety Ratings
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is proposing to consider pedestrians in their vehicle safety rating system. That is good ne…
Early Childhood Development
Shift Everything explores the importance of early childhood education and care. Illinois recently approved big investments in initiatives for young learners and their families, early…
Partner Spotlight: NCUIH’s Native Healthcast Addresses Germ Reservoirs and Pathways for Infection!
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Project Firstline program provides all healthcare workers – no matter their role or education…
Pennsylvania Rural Health Advocate Receives Doctoral Program Scholarship
Lannette Fetzer, quality improvement coordinator and certified AgriSafe Nurse Scholar in the Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health (PORH), is the recipi…
KFF Health News: Find Out How Much Opioid Settlement Cash Your Locality Received
Companies that made, sold, or distributed opioid painkillers are paying out more than $50 billion in settlements over nearly two decades. So far, more…
CMS Announces Model Participants for the Enhancing Oncology Model (EOM)
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) is pleased to announce the organizations participating in the Enhancing Oncology Model (EOM). L…
