New Opportunity: CMS Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development (AHEAD) Model – Apply by March 18.   The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) seeks eight states to participate in a new model program designed to improve population health while curbing costs.  Eligible applicants are state Medicaid agencies, state public health agencies, state insurance agencies, or other entities with the authority and capacity to enter into an agreement

Congratulations to our poster winners! David Lovett (People’s Choice Award): Meal Kit Delivery to Rural WV Households https://1drv.ms/b/s!Ajq1f5zAfYvpqxkjnInidiRhikDs?e=Ggfp8Z Gina Wood (Abstract Award): Farmacy WV: Demonstrating the Effectiveness of “Food is Medicine” Initiatives in Rural West Virginia https://1drv.ms/b/s!Ajq1f5zAfYvpqxhwJ_qiSVtIHxl_?e=DZWXQh All posters: https://1drv.ms/b/s!Ajq1f5zAfYvpqmL1TTZ1aNYLLGft?e=0IczMw Share This Blog Post:

2023 West Virginia Rural Health Association Awards 2023 West Virginia Rural Health Association Awards 2023 WVRHA Award for Excellence in Rural Health – Individual:Stephanie Moore This award is given to an individual in recognition of exceptionally meritorious contributions to the improvement of health to the people in rural West Virginia. It honors creative work of particular effectiveness in applying knowledge or innovative organizational work to the betterment of community health. 2023 WVRHA Award

HHS Launches Bridge Access Program to Safeguard Free COVID-19 Vaccination for Uninsured and Underinsured Adults HHS announced the ‘HHS Bridge Access Program For COVID-19 Vaccines and Treatments Program’(“Program”) to maintain broad access to COVID-19 vaccines for millions of uninsured Americans. This week, the Bridge Access Program officially launches, providing continued free coverage for the estimated 25-30 million adults who would have otherwise lost access to affordable COVID-19 vaccines now that

HRSA’s National Telehealth Conference Now On Demand If you missed the Health Resource and Service Administration’s (HRSA) National Telehealth Conference, you can now view the sessions. With over 3,000 registrants, the meeting kicked off Telehealth Awareness Week by hosting speakers from federal agencies and other telehealth experts who examined the importance of integrating telehealth into standard care. View recorded sessions with topics including: Telehealth priority highlights by HRSA Administrator Carole

Get free at-⁠home COVID-⁠19 tests this fall on COVIDTests.gov Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order an additional 4 free at-⁠home tests beginning November 20. If you did not order tests this fall, you may place two orders for a total of 8 tests. Your order of COVID tests is completely free – you won’t even pay for shipping. Order Free At-Home Tests Need help placing an order

What do you have to say about health equity, rural health? NRHA is now accepting presentation proposals and research posters for our expanded Health Equity Conference next spring. Join NRHA and hundreds of rural health leaders in New Orleans May 6-7 for one of the only meetings in the nation to focus on rural health equity issues. This conference is designed for those dedicated to bringing quality health care to

The Biden-⁠Harris Administration Takes Action to Improve Health and Wellbeing by Addressing Social Determinants of Health The White House and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is releasing several resources to help support federal agencies, states, local and tribal governments to better coordinate health care, public health, and social services. Specifically, the White House is releasing the first