CMS Releases Updates on Medicaid and CHIP Renewals
This Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) listserv includes the following Medicaid/Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) renewal info…
Author: padeptofruralhealth
New Report Released: Financial Performance of Rural and Urban Hospitals in Medicare Shared Savings Program
Financial Performance of Rural and Urban Hospitals in the Medicare Shared Savings Program Huang Huang, PhD; Xi Zhu, PhD; Fred Ullrich, BA; A. Clinton …
A Prescriber’s Guide to Medicare Prescription Drug (Part D) Opioid Policies – Revised
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a revised Medicare Learning Network prescriber’s guide to Medicare prescription drug (Part…
Criteria to Determine What Constitutes a New Residency Program
– Comment by October 15. In the final year 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Serv…
New Guidance for Processing Medicaid/CHIP Renewals
To ensure that individuals who are eligible for Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance program (CHIP) retain coverage, and to assist states in …
Over $100 Million Awarded to Help Consumers Get Health Coverage
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded a new round of $100 million to 44 Navigator organizations helping underserved communities, …
Rural Maternity Innovation Summit
In March 2024, a summit was held in Clifton, Texas, bringing together leaders from six innovative and sustainable rural maternity programs. Insights f…
2023 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Public Data Now Available
The 2023 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data set is now publicly available. The BRFSS reaches participants on both landline and ce…
Pennsylvania Launches New Oral Health Program Website
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has updated their website. Check out the new look for the Oral Health Program webpage and resources. Click here …
USDA Selects Pennsylvania Electric Cooperative for New ERA Funding
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) State Director for Rural Development-Pennsylvania Bob Morgan announced that Allegheny Electric Cooperative Inc.,…