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New Report: 2024 State of Children’s Health Finds Uninsured Rates for Pennsylvania Children Stable, Yet Remains Too High

The number of uninsured children in Pennsylvania remains stable following last year’s unwinding of the Medicaid continuous coverage provision, but n…

PA_Dept_of_Rural_Health November 20, 2024

This Crash Responders Safety Week (CRSW)

The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS), Bureau of EMS & Trauma System Reminds Roadway Users: “RESPONDERS AHEAD! REDUCE YOUR SPEED AS YOU P…

az-department-of-health-news-feed November 20, 2024

Prematurity Awareness Month: Understanding the Importance of Early Birth Awareness

Every year, November is recognized as Prematurity Awareness Month, a time dedicated to spreading awareness about preterm birth, its causes, and its im…

az-department-of-health-news-feed November 19, 2024

CMS Releases New Provider Toolkit for Sickle Cell Disease

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a new resource: CMS Sickle Cell Dis…

PA_Dept_of_Rural_Health November 18, 2024

21st Annual Valley Fever Awareness Week

The 21st annual Valley Fever Awareness Week is from November 16th to the 24th. This event focuses on spreading public awareness of coccidioidomycosis,…

az-department-of-health-news-feed November 18, 2024

Culturally Responsive Approaches to Anti-Human Trafficking Programming in Native Communities

This policy brief from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) examines the results of a demonstration project created by ACF’s Office on…

PA_Dept_of_Rural_Health November 18, 2024

Growing the Rural Physician Workforce: Decades of Federal Funding Impacts Rural Graduate Medical Education

A new feature article in The Rural Monitor provides a historical review of graduate medical education funding and its relationship to the supply of r…

PA_Dept_of_Rural_Health November 18, 2024

New Resources for Providers from Experts at Rural Health Value

Rural Health Value is an initiative funded by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy to provide analysis, technical assistance, and strategy for ru…

PA_Dept_of_Rural_Health November 18, 2024

Frontier Community Health Integration Project (FCHIP) Demonstration Updates

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has an updated factsheet for its Frontier Community Health Integration Project (FCHIP) Demonstratio…

PA_Dept_of_Rural_Health November 18, 2024

Medicare Finalizes Updates to End Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System

– Effective January 1, 2025. On November 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule updating payment rates a…

PA_Dept_of_Rural_Health November 18, 2024

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