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Preventing and Addressing Sexual Violence Against People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

HHS’ Administration for Community Living (ACL), the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, and the Administration for Children and Families (…

PA_Dept_of_Rural_Health June 3, 2024

Federally Qualified Health Center Telehealth Policies Fact Sheet

HRSA’s National Policy Telehealth Resource Center released a fact sheet to help Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) navigate Medicaid tele…

PA_Dept_of_Rural_Health June 3, 2024

Now Open: Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program

Are you passionate about helping those with substance use disorders? If you are a behavioral health clinician or support worker, clinical support staf…

PA_Dept_of_Rural_Health June 3, 2024

Why Are Retail Health Clinic Experiments Struggling?

CVS, Walmart, and Walgreens are all scaling back or shuttering retail health clinics. Walgreens’ VillageMD recorded a $6 billion loss, an exampl…

PA_Dept_of_Rural_Health June 3, 2024

CMS Emergency Prepares Final Rule and Emergency Operations Plan, Creating a Document that Works

PACHC is facilitating this two-part webinar series with guest speaker Alexander Lipovtsev from Feldesman Leifer (formerly Feldesman Tucker Leifer…

PA_Dept_of_Rural_Health June 3, 2024

Pennsylvania Establishes Guidelines for Signatures for Telehealth and Audio-Only Services

In a recent conversation with the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) it was stated that audio-only services for telehealth …

PA_Dept_of_Rural_Health June 3, 2024

Pennie Releases Data on Medicaid Unwinding Conversion Rate

From April 2023 to Feb. 2024, Pennie engaged 412,070 Medicaid unwinding applicants through transfers from Medicaid and direct enrollments. Of the appl…

PA_Dept_of_Rural_Health June 3, 2024

U.S. House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations to Hold “Oversight of 340B Drug Pricing Program” Hearing

The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee has scheduled a hearing on “Oversight of the 340B Drug Pric…

PA_Dept_of_Rural_Health June 3, 2024

House Members Introduce Legislation to Ensure Access and Transparency in 340B Drug Pricing Program

U.S. Representatives Larry Bucshon, MD (R-IN-08), Buddy Carter (R-GA-01), and Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-01) introduced the 340B Affording Care for Commu…

PA_Dept_of_Rural_Health June 3, 2024

Pennsylvania Human Services Department’s Website Update in Process

In partnership with the Governor’s Office and the Commonwealth’s web development vendor, the Department of Human Services (DHS) is moving to a new…

PA_Dept_of_Rural_Health June 3, 2024

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