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2022 Million Hearts® Hypertension Control Challenge

2022 Million Hearts® Hypertension Control Challenge As an enthusiastic Million Hearts® partner, AHRQ is pleased to join our CDC and CMS colleagues in announcing the 2022 Million Hearts® Hypertension Control Challenge! Has your practice successfully worked with patients to reduce high blood pressure and improve heart health? If so, you could be one of the 2022 Million Hearts® Hypertension Control Champions! If you have achieved a blood pressure control rate of at

July 6, 2022

Grants and Funding

NOSI: Administrative Supplements to Support Research on Preventive Interventions with Populations that Experience Health Disparities

NOSI: Administrative Supplements to Support Research on Preventive Interventions with Populations that Experience Health Disparities Dear NINR Grantees, The NIH Office of Disease Prevention and participating Institutes, Centers, and Offices, are soliciting administrative supplements to active NIH grants and cooperative agreements through NOT-OD-22-159, Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplements to Support Research on Preventive Interventions with Populations that Experience Health Disparities (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional). We encourage all

July 6, 2022

Mental Health

988 Lifeline Transition Begins July 16

988 Lifeline Transition Begins July 16 The U.S. is getting close to the July 16 transition to 988—the easy-to-remember number to reach the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. This transition is an important step to strengthening and transforming the crisis care continuum in the U.S. To help our partners communicate about 988, SAMHSA has added downloadable print files for wallet cards, magnets, and posters to its 988 Partner

July 5, 2022

Hepatitis

West Virginia Increases Access to Hepatitis C Treatment for State Medicaid Beneficiaries

West Virginia Increases Access to Hepatitis C Treatment for State Medicaid Beneficiaries The state recently lifted its prescriber restrictions and sobriety restrictions, joining a growing number of states to lift discriminatory barriers to hepatitis C treatment. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 24, 2022) – The Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School (CHLPI) and the National Viral Hepatitis

July 5, 2022

CMS

CMS OMH Celebrates Disability Pride Month and the 32nd Anniversary of the Americans with Disability Act

CMS OMH Celebrates Disability Pride Month and the 32nd Anniversary of the Americans with Disability Act During July, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health (CMS OMH) observes Disability Pride Month and the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Enacted on July 26, 1990, the ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, State and local government, public accommodations, commercial facilities,

July 5, 2022

News

Biden-Harris Administration Takes Action to Expand Access to Emergency Care Services in Rural Communities

Expand Access to Emergency Care Services in Rural Communities As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing effort to strengthen rural health, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is releasing a new proposed rule protecting access to emergency care and additional outpatient services for people in rural communities. CMS is establishing the Conditions of Participation (CoPs) for Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs). The proposed rule will allow small rural hospitals

July 5, 2022

CMS

The next CMS Physicians, Nurses & Allied Health Professionals Open Door Forum scheduled for Wednesday, July 13, 2022

The next CMS Physicians, Nurses & Allied Health Professionals Open Door Forum scheduled for: Date: Wednesday, July 13, 2022 Start Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET); Please dial-in at least 15 minutes before call start time. Conference Leaders: Gift Tee (Center for Medicare), Dr. Eugene Freund (Office of Communications) **This Agenda is Subject to Change** Opening Remarks Chair – Gift Tee (CM) Co-Chair- Dr. Eugene Freund

July 5, 2022

Grants and Funding

New Funding Opportunity: Children’s Hospital Graduate Medical Education Program

Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) Payment Program New Funding Opportunity Available! Announcement Number: HRSA-23-012 The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has released a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to support the training of future pediatricians and other residents in graduate medical education programs. The application deadline is August 1, 2022 VIEW OPPORTUNITY The CHGME Payment Program is designed to support freestanding children’s teaching hospitals by: Educating and training future

July 5, 2022