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HHS Continues Biden-Harris Administration Progress in Promoting Health Equity in Rural Care Access Through Outpatient Hospital and Surgical Center Payment System Final Rule

HHS Continues Biden-Harris Administration Progress in Promoting Health Equity in Rural Care Access Through Outpatient Hospital and Surgical Center Payment System Final Rule Critical Access Hospitals and Small Rural Hospitals Can Convert to Rural Emergency Hospitals, Allowing Them to Remain Open to Serve Their Communities The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is improving access to health care —

November 2, 2022

CMS

HHS Finalizes Physician Payment Rule Strengthening Access to Behavioral Health Services and Whole-Person Care

HHS Finalizes Physician Payment Rule Strengthening Access to Behavioral Health Services and Whole-Person Care Rule includes expanded cancer screening coverage in support of President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot and promotes innovation and coordinated care in Medicare Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is expanding access to behavioral health care, cancer screening coverage, and dental care. The Calendar Year

November 2, 2022

Hepatitis

Now Accepting Applications: HepNET Learning Communities

Learning Community Application Now Open | Due Dec. 9th, 5:00 p.m. PT The Hepatitis Network for Education and Testing (HepNET) Partner Team is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the first HepNET Learning Community. The theme of this Learning Community is “Strengthening Partnerships.” We welcome applications from jurisdictions interested in strengthening partnerships between health departments, community-based and tribal organizations, people with lived and living

November 1, 2022

Grants and Funding

Appalachian Partnership Fund Announcement!

Community Education Group’s, Appalachian Partnership Fund is live! CEG will support rural, Appalachian CBOs in their outreach to LGBTQIA+ communities with support from Gilead Sciences and ViiV Healthcare for the “We Are Appalachia: Monkeypox Response” initiative. CEG will be granting 28 mini grants of $1,000 to eligible programs to be used for any Monkeypox response plans that relate to education, outreach, and more. CEG will accept applications on an ongoing basis until funds are awarded. The first

November 1, 2022

Event

Fall 2022 Rural Health Clinical Congress

REGISTER TODAY BY CLICKING HERE! ATTN primary care: Rural Health Clinical Congress Fall 2022 is less than a month away on Sat, 11/19! During this FREE virtual live CME/CE event, hear from experts on relevant topics via an interactive platform REGISTER TODAY BY CLICKING HERE! Share This Blog Post:

October 31, 2022

Grants and Funding

New Funding: Department of Labor Nursing Expansion Grants

New Funding: Department of Labor Nursing Expansion Grants – Deadline January 6. The U.S. Department of Labor will invest $80 million to expand and diversify the pipeline of qualified nursing professionals on two tracks: 1) increasing the number of nursing educators, and 2) training frontline professionals and paraprofessionals to attain postsecondary credentials needed for middle- to high-skilled nursing jobs. The funding is meant to address a combination of forces

October 31, 2022

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Register for NHLBI’s Community-Engaged Health Disparities Research Workshop, Nov. 14-15

NHLBI Hosts Workshop on Community-Engaged Health Disparities Research Register now for the virtual Nov. 14-15, 2022, event The NHLBI Center for Translational Research and Implementation Science will host a two-day virtual workshop, “Advancing the Science of Community-Engaged Health Disparities Research,” on Nov. 14-15, 2022. Researchers, healthcare providers, community partners, and government officials will convene to discuss lessons learned from NIH-funded community-engaged research efforts, such as the Community Engagement Alliance’s

October 26, 2022

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Telehealth follow-up associated with increased returns and hospitalizations after emergency department visit

Telehealth follow-up associated with increased returns and hospitalizations after emergency department visit by University of California, Los Angeles Telehealth follow-up consultations following an emergency department visit were associated with 28 more repeat ED encounters and nearly 11 more return hospital admissions per 1000 patients compared with in-person follow-ups, UCLA research suggests. The findings, to be published in the peer-reviewed JAMA Network Open, held true even when the researchers controlled for the

October 26, 2022

New State by State Analysis on Impact of CMS Strategies for States to Protect Children and Youth Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment

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