The next CMS Physicians, Nurses & Allied Health Professionals Open Door Forum scheduled for:   Date:  Wednesday, March 1, 2023 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

CMS Invites You to Submit Presentation Proposals Announcing the first CMS Health Equity Conference to be held June 7-8, 2023 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMS, will host the inaugural CMS Health Equity Conference on June 7 – 8, 2023. The conference will convene leaders in health equity from federal agencies, health provider organizations, academia, community-based organizations, and others, both in person and virtually. Conference attendees will have

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Barbour Community Health Association Opens Barbour Quick Care   PHILIPPI, W.Va. – Barbour Community Health Association’s Myers Clinic is now accepting walk-in patients for Barbour County’s first Quick Care program. This program recently launched in December 2022 when the Myers Clinic relocated to its new location in Philippi (116 McClellan Drive). Barbour Quick Care is now offering walk-in services to folks who are experiencing colds, the flu,

Annual Dash for Diabetes Registration Now Open RAVENSWOOD, WV (February 19, 2023) – Coplin Health Systems (CHS) is once again teaming up with the City of Ravenswood to host the seventh annual Dash for Diabetes 5k Walk/Run event. This year’s race will begin at 8:30a.m. Saturday, June 10th, 2023, at Ravenswood’s Riverfront Park. Registration will begin at 7 a.m. For the past six years, this annual race pushes for diabetes

Save the Date: The 6th Annual Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day Symposium! Mark your calendars to join us on May 11 for the 6th Annual Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day Symposium! This free, all-day, virtual event will feature an engaging plenary, informative sessions, and a diverse array of topics addressing the most pressing behavioral health needs in older adults. Who should attend? Public health practitioners, professionals in the aging

Save the Date for the CMS Health Equity Conference June 7-8, 2023 Announcing the First CMS Health Equity Conference  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMS, is pleased to announce its inaugural CMS Health Equity Conference, to be held June 7-8, 2023 at Howard University’s Armour J. Blackburn University Center and streamed virtually for online participation. The two-day, free conference will convene leaders in health equity from federal agencies,

Addressing Rural Health Inequities in Medicare Approximately 61 million Americans live in rural, tribal, and geographically isolated communities across the United States. These communities often experience significant health inequities. Compared to urban Americans, rural Americans are more likely to have heart disease, stroke, cancer, unintentional injuries, suicide risk, and chronic lung disease, and have higher death rates from COVID-19. As clinicians, we have seen these rural health disparities first-hand. One

CMS NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 9, 2023 Contact: CMS Media Relations (202) 690-6145 | CMS Media Inquiries HHS Releases Initial Guidance for Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program Under President Biden’s prescription drug law, drug companies will pay rebates to the federal government for raising prescription drug prices faster than the rate of inflation. As part of President Biden’s historic Inflation Reduction Act, the nation’s new prescription drug law,