• NEWS Alert from PA State Agencies:

    The Department of Human Services (DHS) has published two reports required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Pennsylvania’s Medicaid unwinding. The first report is a point-in-time baseline report […]
    The post New Pennsylvania Human Services Federal Unwinding Reports Have Been Published…

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  • NEWS Alert from PA State Agencies:

    Mark your calendar: The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) goes into effect on June 27. Under the PWFA, employers with 15 or more employees must engage in the interactive process with pregnant employees and […]
    The post The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Goes into Effect Next Week appeared first on…

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  • NEWS Alert from PA State Agencies:

    CMS released a proposed rule that impacts the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program and other Medicaid drug pricing, reimbursement, and data collection issues. Among the proposals, addressing spread pricing by pharmacy benefit managers […]
    The post Proposed Rule on Prescription Drug Transparency in Medicaid Has Been…

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  • NEWS Alert from PA State Agencies:

    The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is proposing to transition oral health from an NPM (National Performance Measure) to an SPM (State Performance Measure). HRSA believes that states are […]
    The post Proposed Changes Have Been Announced to Oral Health Performance Measures appeared first on…

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  • NEWS Alert from PA State Agencies:

    Spatial Clustering of COVID-19 Mortality Rates across Counties and by Noncore, Micropolitan, and Metropolitan County Characteristics, December 2020–January 2021 This policy brief examines spatial clusters of COVID-19 mortality rates across […]
    The post New Brief Investigates COVID-19 Rural/Urban Mortality…

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  • NEWS Alert from PA State Agencies:

    More than a year after they entered the regulatory pipeline, the state’s strongest-ever protections for LGBTQ people are slated to take effect in August. The anti-discrimination rules expand the definition […]
    The post Anti-Bias Rules Set to Take Effect in Pennsylvania appeared first on Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health.

  • NEWS Alert from PA State Agencies:

    Capital Link, a HRSA National Training & Technical Assistance Partner (NTTAP) has a toolkit that provides guidance in applying data analysis tools to help health centers more effectively track performance, […]
    The post A Free HRSA-Funded Health Center Performance Tracking Toolkit Has Been Released appeared first…

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  • NEWS Alert from PA State Agencies:

    The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of the Actuary projects that national health expenditures will hit $7.17 trillion by 2031. That means about $1 out of every […]
    The post Healthcare Costs Expected to Rise to $1 in $5 Spent by U.S. appeared first on Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health.

  • NEWS Alert from PA State Agencies:

    Highmark and United Concordia have embarked on mobile dental tours across Pennsylvania with the expectation of caring for more than 1,000 children, young adults, and senior citizens. The tours will […]
    The post Mobile Dental Tour Will Provide Free Onsite Dental Services in Pennsylvania appeared first on…

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  • NEWS Alert from PA State Agencies:

    Abortion restrictions are forcing some medical residents to travel from their home state to learn how to perform an abortion as a part of their medical training. Some experts fear that […]
    The post OB/GYN Training Programs are Trying to Adjust to Post-Dobbs Reality appeared first on Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health.

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