Medicare Finalizes Updates to Physician Fee Schedule
– Effective January 1, 2025. On November 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the calendar year 2025 Medicare Physici…
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Understanding the Impact of Medical Debt in Rural Communities: Perspectives From Rural Hospital Administrators
This policy brief presents findings from key informant interviews with nine administrators representing rural hospitals in seven states (Arkansas, Cal…
Federal Transit Administration and CMS Announce Medicaid Transportation Coordination Fact Sheet
Building from the Medicaid Transportation Coverage Guide issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in 2023, this fact sheet helps c…
Call for Nominations to the CMS Health Equity Advisory Committee
– December 12. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requests nominations for members to their newly formed Health Equity Advisory C…
HRSA Announces Complete Lists of Health Professional Shortage Areas
The new lists, maintained and updated by HRSA’s Data Warehouse, were announced in the Federal Register last week. They identify all geographic area…
Cicero District 99 Shares Its School Improvement Success Story
Cicero District 99, near Chicago, embarked on a journey to boost academic performance and student success through continuous improvement. The district is now seeing measurable…
How to Advocate for SDoH Screening in Healthcare
To truly improve patient and community health, we must address non-medical needs that arise due to social determinants of health (SDoH), such as inequ…
DHHS Releases Two Studies on Rural/Urban Health Care Disparities
The first study, conducted by the RAND Corporation, highlights a range of indicators where rural residents fall below national measures. The study loo…
Healthcare’s Most Dangerous Workplaces
From Becker’s Hospital Review In 2023, private industry employers reported 2.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses, down 8.4% from 202…
New Webinar Available! Access to Maternity Care in Rural U.S. Communities
Leadership of the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center Maternity Care Team provided a timely update on critical issues impacting mater…
