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 indicators […]
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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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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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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 care. Read more about […]
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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 passed […]
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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 plus deductible) […]
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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, a […]
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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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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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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, but […]
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