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Date: Jul 12, 2023
Rural community pharmacies are often vital sources for prescriptions, vaccinations, patient education, and other healthcare needs, but the RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis reported a decrease in the number of rural pharmacies from 2003 to 2021. A pharmacy chain in the Midwest, a pharmacy-based research network in the South, and an Illinois school of pharmacy discuss the rewards and challenges of operating in rural areas. - The Rural Monitor
...Medicare Part D coupled with the increasing influence of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) have negatively...
Deadline: Jun 15, 2023
The Medicare Shared Savings Program offers providers and suppliers an opportunity to create an Accountable Care Organization that is held accountable for the quality, cost, and experience of care of an assigned Medicare fee-for-service beneficiary population through different payment models. A new payment option in 2023 is the Advance Investment Payments designed to encourage healthcare providers in rural and underserved areas to join together to form an Accountable Care Organizations.
...Medicare Part D low-income subsidy, and dual eligible status) Application process Follow the steps...
Date: Jun 7, 2023
While rural healthcare faces many challenges, it also possesses strengths and potential, such as its leadership. The NRHA's Rural Health CEO Certification Program and Rural Health Fellows works to strengthen current leaders' skills, while the University of Iowa's and the University of South Carolina's Master of Health Administration programs, NRHA's Student Constituency Group, and the Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network help shape future leaders. - The Rural Monitor
...Changing the Narrative — Rural Healthcare Opportunities and the Role of Emerging Leaders - The Rural Monitor...
Date: Jun 2023
Evaluates Medicare payment issues and provides recommendations to the U.S. Congress. Chapter 7 presents a report on the use, payment, and quality of telehealth services that Medicare pays for separately under the physician fee schedule (PFS). Also includes chapters on the cost of drugs covered under Medicare Part B, postsale rebates for prescription drugs in Medicare Part D, standardized benefits in Medicare Advantage plans, future directions for Medicare Advantage payment policy, disparities in outcomes for beneficiaries with different social risks, Medicare behavioral health services, the alignment of fee-for-service payment rates across ambulatory settings, and the evaluation of a post-acute care prospective payment system prototype.
...Medicare pays for separately under the physician fee schedule (PFS). Also includes chapters on the cost of drugs covered under Medicare Part B, postsale rebates for prescription drugs in Medicare Part D...
Date: May 2, 2023
The May 2023 episode of RHIhub's podcast features Janice Walters, Chief Operating Officer for the Rural Health Redesign Center and home of the Rural Emergency Hospital Technical Assistance Center, with a conversation about the pros and cons of Medicare's new Rural Emergency Hospital designation, and the role it can play in preventing rural hospital closures.
...Rural Hospitals and the New Rural Emergency Hospital Designation, with Janice Walters – Exploring Rural Health...
Date: Apr 18, 2023
NACRHHS Updates: PACE and Childcare Need in Rural Areas. A webinar from the Rural Health Information Hub.
...d like to tell you some of the big picture takeaways and then we'll turn it over to Pat. So part of the context of the PACE program is that it is a combined...
Date: Apr 4, 2023
The April 2023 episode of RHIhub's podcast features Kathy Wibberly, Director of the Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center, discussing the many effects, both positive and negative, that the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) has had on rural access to telehealth, and what the post-PHE rural landscape will look like.
...Telehealth and the Expiration of COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, with Kathy Wibberly – Exploring Rural...
Date: Apr 2023
Transcript from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's (MedPAC) April 2023 meeting. Covers high prices of drugs covered under Medicare Part B, draft recommendations for reforming Medicare's wage index systems, aligning fee-for-service payment rates across ambulatory settings, leveraging Medicare policies to address social determinants of health, assessing post-sale rebates for prescription drugs in Medicare Part D, and assessing the need for Medicare safety net payments for skilled nursing facilities and home health agencies. Features discussions on draft reports regarding a prototype design for a post-acute care prospective payment system, telehealth in Medicare, and behavioral health in Medicare. Includes rural references throughout.
...Medicare's wage index systems, aligning fee-for-service payment rates across ambulatory settings, leveraging Medicare policies to address social determinants of health, assessing post-sale rebates for prescription drugs in Medicare Part D...
Date: Mar 2023
Explains new vaccine payment policies for Medicare Part D effective January 1, 2023. Examines vaccine related data for people covered by Medicare Part D. Vaccines included are shingles, tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis, hepatitis A, hepatitis B and more. Shows breakdown of demographics receiving both any vaccine and specific vaccines through Medicare Part D including a urban-rural comparison.
...Medicare Part D effective January 1, 2023. Examines vaccine related data for people covered by Medicare...
Date: Mar 2023
Annual review of Medicare payment policies, with recommendations to Congress. Includes discussion on Medicare payment policies directly affecting rural providers and beneficiaries. Addresses payment adequacy for healthcare facilities and services; Medicare Advantage (MA), including a mandated report comparing per enrollee spending in the MA program with that of traditional fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare; and Medicare Part D.
...Medicare Advantage (MA), including a mandated report comparing per enrollee spending in the MA program with that of traditional fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare; and Medicare Part D...