RHC and CAH conference call for presentations   The goal of NRHA’s Rural Health Clinic and Critical Access Hospital conferences is to share effective practices, policies and information and provide insights and best practices addressing many of the access, quality and patient safety issues confronted by CAHs and RHCs. NRHA is accepting session proposals for its 2024 Rural Health Clinic Conference and Critical Access Hospital Conference beginning February 12 and ending May 28. Late submissions

3RNET Training Webinar for Employers   Training Webinar for Employers Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. Central  Join 3RNET for our March training for employers using 3RNET to post jobs nationwide and connect with mission-minded health professionals!   We’ll answer your questions and use live demonstrations of the website to review some basics and share some tips and tricks for you to get the most from your 3RNET experience!

CMS Announces $50 Million in Grants to Deliver Critical School-Based Health Services to Children Grants will help up to 20 states implement or expand school-based health services for children enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP  View this release in your browser The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced $50 million in grants for states to connect millions more children

Medicaid is an Investment in Our State’s Future: Cutting Programs Stifles the ROI for Taxpayers            Medicaid is the backbone of West Virginia’s healthcare infrastructure, with rural hospitals and providers relying on Medicaid reimbursements to stay afloat. Research shows that expanding eligibility for Medicaid reduces uncompensated care, increases hospital operating margins, and keeps hospitals open. Over half of our state’s children and nearly a third of

Opposition to West Virginia Senate Bill 714 by Matthew A. Davis This year, a bill (SB 714) introduced in the West Virginia Senate is calling for the elimination of the WV Board of Osteopathic Medicine, which oversees the medical licensing for osteopathic physicians (DOs) and has existed for over 100 years since 1923. Those licenses would be consequently transferred to the allopathic licensing board. These two distinct branches of medicine

Opinion: Medicaid is essential and must be funded By Rich Sutphin, executive director of the WV Rural Health Association West Virginians face a number of obstacles when it comes to health. Although we have some of the most beautiful rural vistas in the country, our residents are some of the unhealthiest. Diabetes, tobacco use and heart disease are rampant. Substance use disorder and the overdose rate continue to plague the