National Uninsured Rate Reached All-Time Low Before Unwinding
On August 3, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a new report showing that the national uninsured rate reached an…
Category: My Healthy Pennsylvania
Thousands in Pittsburgh, PA Could Get Their Medical Debt Reduced or Eliminated
An estimated 24,000 Pittsburghers could soon have their medical debt reduced after City Council approved a new contract with a nonprofit group. For a …
Read How Strengthening Primary Care May Be the Key to Fixing U.S. Healthcare System
In an opinion piece, the authors argue that investment in primary care is essential to improving the nation’s healthcare system. Primary care is the…
The FDA Approves First Oral Treatment for Postpartum Depression
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Zurzuvae (zuranolone), the first oral medication indicated to treat postpartum depression (PPD…
Underserved Clinicians Association Announces Partnership to Advance Financial Solvency, Workforce Excellence
The Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU) is collaborating with SMART Conversations® in a new partnership to help health centers imp…
Here You Can Find a New Publication on Enhance Recruitment Working with Minority-Serving Institutions
Establishing a workforce that represents your patient population requires inclusive and equitable recruitment and retention efforts and partnering wit…
Here You Can Find the AARP Blog on Telehealth and Medicare: The Use of Audio-Only Visits
This blog describes COVID-19-era Medicare policies for audio-only telehealth and the future of those policies. Discusses data for audio-only visits, b…
Medicare Has Updated its Fee-For-Service Telehealth Trends
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services examines telehealth visits by Medicare beneficiaries from 2019 through 2021, including urban and r…
There is a Forecasted Opportunity for SAMHSA Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Centers
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) expects a $7.5 million investment in regional centers of excellence for train…
Partnership for Quality Management (PQM) Seeks Rural Health Experts for Committees
As previously mentioned in this newsletter, new committees are being formed by Battelle, as contracted by CMS, to make recommendations on healthcare …