News

Grants and Funding

Funding Opportunities for Nursing Students and Nurses

Informational Webinar:HRSA Workforce Funding Opportunities for Nursing Students and Nurses Thursday, May 12, 2022 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET REGISTER NOW Join the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW) to discuss funding opportunities available to nursing students and graduates. This webinar will provide information about these opportunities, the benefits of each program and the eligibility requirements. Learn more about the following opportunities: · Nursing Training Grants

May 4, 2022

Educational

New Funding: Rural Public Health Workforce Training

May 4, 2022 Rural Public Health Workforce Training Network Technical Assistance Program Application Deadline: June 8, 2022 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA), Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP), announced the availability of nearly $48 million in American Rescue Plan funding for community based-organizations to expand public health capacity in rural and tribal communities through health

May 4, 2022

News

World Asthma Day 2022 Statement from the National Institutes of Health

NIH Statement on World Asthma Day 2022: Toward improved asthma care Today on World Asthma Day, the National Institutes of Health reaffirms its commitment to biomedical research aimed at preventing the onset of asthma, understanding its underlying causes, and improving the treatment of it. This chronic airway disease, which is characterized by periodic worsening of inflammation that can make it hard to breathe, affects more than 25 million people in

May 4, 2022

Medicaid

New Reports Show Record 35 million People Enrolled in Coverage Related to the Affordable Care Act

New Reports Show Record 35 Million People Enrolled in Coverage Related to the Affordable Care Act, with Historic 21 Million People Enrolled in Medicaid Expansion Coverage Uninsured rate approached an all-time low by end of 2021 Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Office of the Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), released a report showing new estimates for coverage related to the Affordable

May 2, 2022

Hep/HIV

Signs point to HIV spread in rural West Virginia

Last year, for the first time since 2015, West Virginia health officials detected HIV in rural Taylor County. And that county isn’t alone: as officials are still trying to get outbreaks in the state’s more urban areas under control, the virus is popping up in new places. New HIV cases were found in 29 West Virginia counties last year. For eight of those counties, it

May 2, 2022

News

National Telehealth Conference – May 16-17

HHS’s Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and Telehealth.HHS.gov are pleased to host a National Telehealth Conference bringing together public and private sector leaders to discuss telehealth best practices and lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the course of two days (May 16-17, 2022), experts in the field will examine the evolution of telehealth as part of the standard of care and the importance of its continued integration in an overall,

May 2, 2022

Event

There is Still Time to Register for 5/4 Webinar! Prioritizing Childhood Mental Health

There is Still Time to Register for 5/4 Webinar! Prioritizing Childhood Mental Health: Encouraging Use of Mental and Behavioral Health Benefits Covered Under Medicaid and CHIP The Connecting Kids to Coverage National Campaign Invites You to Attend a Webinar: Prioritizing Childhood Mental Health: Encouraging Use of Mental and Behavioral Health Benefits Covered Under Medicaid and CHIP May 4, 2022 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EST Throughout the COVID-19 Public Health

April 29, 2022

CMS

Are You on the Updated Report of Providers Missing Digital Contact Information?

Are You On the Updated Report of Providers Missing Digital Contact Information? The CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) Public Reporting of Missing Digital Contact Information has been updated. The report includes the names and National Provider Identifiers (NPIs) of providers who did not update their digital contact information (endpoints) in NPPES as of March 31, 2022. Are you on the list? If so, take action to

April 28, 2022