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Join Us for PTAC Public Meeting on Rural Participation in Alternative Payment Models
The next quarterly public Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) meeting will focus on encouraging rural participation in population-based total cost of care models. PTAC…
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Here You Can Exam the Rural-Urban Differences in the Availability of Hospital-Based Cardiac Services Between 2010-2020
Among the findings from the Rural and Minority Health Research Center: From 2010 to 2020, the proportions of metropolitan and micropolitan hospitals offering specialized cardiac care substantially increased,…
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Maternal Mortality Crisis and Extension of Medicaid Postpartum Coverage
Examining the effect of extended postpartum coverage brought by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, policy experts present evidence that ensuring access to care for 12 months after giving […]
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Congress Has Increased Rural Physician Training – Is it Working?
Experts analyze Medicare-funded residency training two years after Congress created 1,000 new residency slots reserved specifically for rural and underserved areas. The data show a need to re-examine…
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CDC’s Project Firstline Infection Control Micro-Learns: Cough and Congestion!CDC’s Project Firstline knows that healthcare workers are short on time, but it shouldn’t limit their access to practical and valuable infection control training. That’s why CDC’s Project Firstline…
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Gabriela Mistral: First Latina to Win the Nobel Prize in LiteratureGabriela Mistral, born as Lucila Godoy Alcayaga in Chile, was the first Latina author to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1945. Her poems explore deeply cultural issues of spirituality,…
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Venus on Earth: NASA’s VERITAS Science Team Studies Volcanic IcelandWith its crushing atmospheric pressure, clouds of sulfuric acid, and searing surface temperature, Venus is an especially challenging place to study. But scientists know that…
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Water-Watching Satellite Monitors Warming Ocean off California Coast
Warm ocean waters from the developing El Niño are shifting north along coastlines in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Along the coast of California, these warm…
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Honoring ‘Godmother of Mariachi’ Music Isabel (Belle) OrtizMariachi music is a hallmark of Latino culture. Generations of Latinos listen to mariachis – a small Mexican musical ensemble of mostly stringed instruments – and continue to pass on this beautiful part of…
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NASA’s Curiosity Reaches Mars Ridge Where Water Left Debris PileupThree billion years ago, amid one of the last wet periods on Mars, powerful debris flows carried mud and boulders down the side of a…
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