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The NHSC Student to Service Loan Repayment Application Now OpenThe 2024 National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Students to Service Loan Repayment Program is now open. Final-year nursing, medical, and dental students can apply for up to $120,000 in exchange for […]
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The Public Health Nursing Program is Seeking Applicants and Hosts
The Pennsylvania Action Coalition is seeking both applicants and host sites for the AmeriCorps Public Health Nursing Program. This program is designed to provide undergraduate nursing students with…
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Health System Affiliated Primary Care Docs Are Drive Up Spending
Primary care physicians affiliated with large health systems drive up spending on patient care through increased referrals to specialists, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations, a study led by…
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CMS ACO Data Highlights Important Role of PCPs in Cost Control
Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the most recent data on Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), showing that the program reduced…
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340B Program and Medicaid MCOs Update
PA Department of Human Services (DHS) 340B Workgroup members received the following communication from DHS this week regarding the 340B Program and Medicaid MCOs: “We wanted to provide an update […]
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New Toolkit for School-Based Outreach on Medicaid and CHIP Renewals
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a toolkit (PDF) to support school-based outreach to families about renewing Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage. It…
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Pennie Announces Health Equity Report, Taking Strides to Reduce Health Inequities
Pennie released its inaugural 2022-2023 Health Equity Data Report. The Data Report examines Pennie enrollments across the diverse race and ethnicities represented in the Health Insurance Marketplace in…
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23 Surprising Ways to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage MonthHispanic Heritage Month is here! This annual U.S. observance, from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, celebrates the histories, cultures, and contributions of Americans whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean…
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Screen Time and Mental Health: Resources for Young PeopleMental Health America (MHA) has published the Selfies, Social, & Screens: Navigating Virtual Spaces for Youth toolkit to help younger people’s technology habits. “Parents, caretakers, and household members act…
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Land of FEARDOM, not FREEDOMYesterday was Memorial Day 2022 and many of us paused to say thank you to those veterans that have given everything for us. For their…
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