Category: The Force for Health® Active Communities

– Researchers from the HRSA-funded Rural Residency Planning and Development Technical Assistance Center studied the effects of specific hospital c…

The HRSA-supported National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers provides an overview of artificial intelligence (AI), applications of AI, and ho…

Using online survey data from 1,146 pharmacists, researchers examine their perceptions about drug use, drug screening, interventions, and the commitme…

– Respond by January 10. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is seeking people with lived or living experience (PWLLE) with drug use to par…

– Comment by January 13.  The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced its intention to eliminate copayments for all VA telehealth servic…

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated the Rural Health Clinic (RHC) all-inclusive rate for calendar year (CY) 2025. The payment l…

 – Comment by February 17.  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is soliciting comments to inform future decision-making regarding h…

Researchers from the North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center focused on inpatient and emergency department health care utiliza…

This policy brief from the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center examines elements of state-level elder abuse statutes’ definitions a…

Research and analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows rural hospital margins continue to lag relative to urban hospitals, confirming prior fin…