New Resource Released on Integrating Behavioral Health and Oral Health
The National Network for Oral Health Access (NNOHA) released a new resource, “NNOHA User’s Guide for Integration of Behavioral Health and Oral Hea…
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Updated Oral Health Risk Assessment Tool Launched
The American Academy of Pediatrics has streamlined their “Oral Health Risk Assessment Tool.” The tool is now accompanied by an intake form to coll…
New Dental Clinical Practice Guidelines Released
The American Dental Association released a new clinical practice guideline on caries restoration. The new guideline includes sixteen recommendations …
CMS Release a New School-based Services Technical Assistance Center
As a follow-up to the May 2023 release of the School-Based Services (SBS) Comprehensive Guide to Medicaid Services and Administrative Claiming, the …
CMS Proposes Policy Updates for End Stage Renal Disease
On June 26, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule under the end-stage renal disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment Sy…
Commonwealth Fund on State Health System Performance
Learn why Massachusetts, Hawaii, and New Hampshire top the health policy nonprofit’s ranking based on 58 measures of access, quality, disparities,…
USDA Economic Research Service on Rural Access to Primary Care
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) update their chart showing the number of physicians per capita in rural counties.
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The Built Environment and Social and Emotional Support Among Rural Older Adults
Previous studies on social infrastructure in the built environment – specifically, the physical places that facilitate social interaction and soci…
ACL Proposes Update to Older Americans Act Programs
The federal Administration for Community Living (ACL) is seeking input on proposed updates to the regulations for its Older Americans Act programs. …
The GAO Release a Report on Critical Access Hospitals and Behavioral Health Care
The federal agency that examines the effectiveness of government programs turns attention to the way that Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) provide …
