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432 Rural Hospitals at Risk of Closure; Breakdown By State
From Becker’s Financial Management There are 432 rural hospitals vulnerable to closure, according to a Feb. 11 report from Chartis, a healthcare advisory services firm. Chartis analyzed 15 vulnerability…
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White House Forms ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Commission
From Becker’s Leadership and Management President Donald Trump has signed an executive order creating the Make America Healthy Again Commission after Robert Kennedy Jr. was confirmed Feb. 13 as HHS […]
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2025 ARC States’ Co-Chair Elected: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore
Elected by his fellow Appalachian state governors, Maryland Governor Wes Moore is now ARC’s 2025 States’ Co-Chair. He is the 72nd States’ Co-Chair in ARC’s history. In his year-long position, […]
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Wright Center Sites Earn National Recognition
The Wright Center for Community Heath’s Clarks Summit and Mid Valley locations have learned national recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance for delivering top-quality, patient-centered…
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Drastic Changes to Medicaid Not a New Idea
Block grants, per Capita Medicaid funding, choices to expand Medicaid eligibility but receive less federal support, and Medicaid Work Requirements were hallmarks of the American Health Care Act which…
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Pennsylvania Healthcare Costs Make Top 5 in Affordability
Consumer Affairs Journal of Consumer Research reports Pennsylvanians have the third most affordable healthcare costs in the United States. The state’s average combined annual costs for family coverage (premium…
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Bill to Help Reduce Provider Burnout Introduced in Senate
Last week, Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Todd Young (R-IN), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act,…
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2025 Federal Poverty Guidelines Released
Federal Poverty Level (FPL) guidelines are issued each year by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) based on information gathered by the Census Bureau. The Bureau uses […]
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Community Health Centers Caught up in Funding Freeze
Funding delays have pushed several community health centers nationwide to close or cut back on staff, citing issues accessing federal funding. The financial problems, the centers say, appear to stem […]
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Healthcare Workforce, Rural Healthcare Access Featured in Pennsylvania Governor’s Budget Proposal
On Tuesday, February 4, Gov. Josh Shapiro delivered his annual budget address to the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Gov. Shapiro’s budget proposal serves as the initial step in a months-long budgeting process,…
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