New Hypertension in Pregnancy Change Package Released
Visit the Million Hearts website to download their Hypertension in Pregnancy Change Package. This quality improvement guide is full of tools and res…
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Preventing and Addressing Sexual Violence Against People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
HHS’ Administration for Community Living (ACL), the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, and the Administration for Children and Families (…
Federally Qualified Health Center Telehealth Policies Fact Sheet
HRSA’s National Policy Telehealth Resource Center released a fact sheet to help Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) navigate Medicaid tele…
Now Open: Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program
Are you passionate about helping those with substance use disorders? If you are a behavioral health clinician or support worker, clinical support staf…
Why Are Retail Health Clinic Experiments Struggling?
CVS, Walmart, and Walgreens are all scaling back or shuttering retail health clinics. Walgreens’ VillageMD recorded a $6 billion loss, an exampl…
CMS Emergency Prepares Final Rule and Emergency Operations Plan, Creating a Document that Works
PACHC is facilitating this two-part webinar series with guest speaker Alexander Lipovtsev from Feldesman Leifer (formerly Feldesman Tucker Leifer…
Pennsylvania Establishes Guidelines for Signatures for Telehealth and Audio-Only Services
In a recent conversation with the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) it was stated that audio-only services for telehealth …
Pennie Releases Data on Medicaid Unwinding Conversion Rate
From April 2023 to Feb. 2024, Pennie engaged 412,070 Medicaid unwinding applicants through transfers from Medicaid and direct enrollments. Of the appl…
U.S. House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations to Hold “Oversight of 340B Drug Pricing Program” Hearing
The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee has scheduled a hearing on “Oversight of the 340B Drug Pric…
House Members Introduce Legislation to Ensure Access and Transparency in 340B Drug Pricing Program
U.S. Representatives Larry Bucshon, MD (R-IN-08), Buddy Carter (R-GA-01), and Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-01) introduced the 340B Affording Care for Commu…