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Growing the Rural Physician Workforce: Decades of Federal Funding Impacts Rural Graduate Medical EducationA new feature article in The Rural Monitor provides a historical review of graduate medical education funding and its relationship to the supply of rural physicians.
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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 rural health care delivery. Along with a new […]
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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) Demonstration. The model tests new models of health care delivery […]
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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 and policies under the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)…
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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 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule to update payments […]
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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, California, Illinois, Texas, Vermont, Washington, and…
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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 clarify and encourage partnership at the state […]
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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 Committee (HEAC). This Committee will advise and make…
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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 areas, population groups, and facilities designated as Health…
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Cicero District 99 Shares Its School Improvement Success StoryCicero District 99, near Chicago, embarked on a journey to boost academic performance and student success through continuous improvement. The district is now seeing measurable…
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