April 12, 2024 – The Force for Health® Network

Free Webinar: Public Health Workforce & Substance Abuse in Rural Arizona

Friday, April 26, 2024 9-10am Agenda Public health relevance of substance use prevention, harm reduction and treatment focusing on opioids and stimulants. Effective prevention, harm…

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Getting Connected with the Future Workforce

Last week, the Pennsylvania Workforce Development Association reinstituted their annual NextGen Youth Summit after a five-year hiatus to help Pennsylv…

padeptofruralhealth April 12, 2024

HRSA Names New Pharmacy Director

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has announced Chantelle Britton as Director of the Office of Pharmacy Affairs (OPA) within the…

padeptofruralhealth April 12, 2024

2024 State of Medicaid Managed Care Report Released

Pennsylvania’s mandatory Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) program, Community HealthChoices (CHC), was developed to enhance access and…

padeptofruralhealth April 12, 2024

2025 Medicare Advantage and Part D Final Rule Seeks to Protect Patients

Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), finalized policies that…

padeptofruralhealth April 12, 2024

CMS Releases Updates FQHC/RHC Guidance, Including Telehealth

In mid-March, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that they had updated their Medicare Learning Network (MLN) booklets for …

padeptofruralhealth April 12, 2024

Pennsylvania Issues RFA for Enrollment Assister Program

The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) issued a Request For Application (RFA) procurement for an Enrollment Assister Program to provide …

padeptofruralhealth April 12, 2024

State Medicaid Rolls Shed 500,000 People after COVID-Inspired Rule Change Ended

One year after the enrollment requirements were reinstated, Pennsylvania’s Medicaid program has dropped about half a million people, going from a re…

padeptofruralhealth April 12, 2024

GAO Releases Report on Health Centers

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report: “Health Centers: Revenue, Grant Funding, and Methods for Meeting Certain Access-to…

padeptofruralhealth April 12, 2024

Pennsylvania Governor’s Administration Tackles Provider Credentialing Burden

In response to the high degree of frustration they are hearing from healthcare providers across the continuum, the Shapiro Administration is working w…

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