Bridging the Gap: Addressing the Rural-Urban Imbalance in Health Care through the NHSC
Open-access commentary from JAMA Network examines trends in the rural-urban distribution of clinicians through the federal National Health Service Co…
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HRSA-Supported Health Care Workforce Data Available
Check out the fiscal year 2024 data to see where HRSA-supported providers are serving. More than 21,000 clinicians are making an impact across the U.S…
Rural America at a Glance: 2024 Edition
The Economic Research Service at the U.S. Department of Agriculture provides an overview of social and economic factors affecting rural America, with …
Pennsylvania Maternal Care Providers, Advocates, Patients Discuss Strategic Plan
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Secretary Dr. Val Arkoosh held a roundtable discussion to inform development of the Shapiro Administration�…
DACA Special Enrollment Period Continues
Access to affordable, comprehensive health care for those in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is still available under the …
ACA Marketplace Study Shows Discontentment with Pennie Provider Directory
In 2023, the Pennsylvania Insurance Department partnered with Texas A&M University and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to study barriers to accessi…
CDC Office of Rural Health Showcases Rural Health Initiatives
In case you missed it, the CDC released its inaugural Rural Public Health Strategic Plan in September. Our work with many of you helped us to develop …
Medicare Announces Cap on Out-of-Pocket Costs and Medicare Prescription Payment Plan
Beginning in 2025, all Medicare plans will include a yearly $2,000 cap on covered out-of-pocket prescription drug costs. The cap only applies to drugs…
Broadband Grant Application Process Now Open in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority is now accepting applications for its $1.16 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program.…
705 Rural Hospitals at Risk of Closure, State by State
From Becker’s Financial Management More than 700 rural U.S. hospitals are at risk of closure due to financial problems, with more than half of those…