Mpox Cases on the Rise in Pennsylvania
Mpox cases continue to rise in Pennsylvania and the surrounding states. The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) is encouraging providers to contin…
Clinical Quality Measures for Eligible Professionals: 2024 Update Released
A new spreadsheet developed by the HITEQ Center provides a crosswalk of Clinical Quality Measures and their electronic specifications as defined in th…
Medicare Telehealth Legislation Takes Another Step Forward
Last week, the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee advanced a two-year extension of Medicare telehealth payment policies to the full Energy & …
New Study Provides Summary on Rural Behavioral Health Workforce Retention
According to a new study by the Provider Retention and Information System Management (PRISM), behavioral health professionals who had an experience …
America is Experiencing More than a Red-Blue Divide
If you’re serving multi-generations like most Community Health Centers are, you’ll want to look at the charts in Washington strategist Bruce Me…
Appeals Court Approves Drugmakers’ Federal 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions
On May 21, the Federal Appeals Court ruled that the 340B statute doesn’t prohibit drugmakers from placing any conditions on distribution of 340B dr…
HRSA Regional Office Offers Free Presentation on Securing Federal Grants
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Region 3 Office, will present key steps a…
Federal Poverty Income Guidelines for 2024 Released
The Department of Human Services (DHS) has announced implementation in Pennsylvania of the 2024 Federal Poverty Income Guidelines (FPIG), which were i…
High Uninsured Rate Persists Within Underserved Groups Due to Immigration-Related Barriers
People who are immigrants face a variety of systemic barriers to obtaining health coverage. Many have jobs that don’t offer employer-sponsored heal…
Senate Finance Committee Holds Hearing on Addressing SUD and Behavioral Health
On Thursday morning, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing: “Front Lines of the Fentanyl Crisis: Supporting Communities and Combating Addictio…
