Register for SAMHSA’s 20th Prevention Day SAMHSA’s 20th Prevention Day takes place on Monday, January 29, 2024, in conjunction with CADCA National Leadership Forum at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center near Washington, D.C. SAMHSA’s Prevention Day celebrates its 20th anniversary by exploring innovations and emerging issues; reflecting on past accomplishments; and charting a course for the future of prevention. Here’s a few reasons you’ll want to make the

HRSA Primary Care Training: Physician Assistant Rural Training in Behavioral Health Apply by March 15.  HRSA’s Bureau of Health Workforce will make up to 12 awards to accredited physician assistant training programs.  The goal of the program is to increase the number of physician assistants in rural areas trained to integrate behavioral health with primary care services.  grants.gov/search-results-detail/349138 Share This Blog Post:

CMS Accepting Applications for New Physician Residency Slots Apply by March 31. Federal legislation under Section 126 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, authorizes the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to distribute additional residency positions (also known as slots) for physician training in underserved areas. Eligible hospitals must use MEARIS, CMS’s online application system to apply by March 31 for 200 newly available slots. In a one-hour webinar

New State by State Analysis on Impact of CMS Strategies for States to Protect Children and Youth Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a new federal analysis on state Medicaid and CHIP enrollment changes among children, youth aged 19-23, and families since states have resumed full eligibility renewals following the COVID-19 pandemic. The data below provides critical insight into the impact of

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Save the date for the CMS Health Equity Conference May 29-30, 2024 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is pleased to announce its second annual CMS Health Equity Conference on May 29-30, 2024. The free, hybrid conference will be held in person at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Bethesda, Maryland, and available online for virtual participation. Building on the momentum from last year’s inaugural event, the 2024 CMS

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