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Watch the Recording of the March 5 All-Programs Webcast
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(From HRSA) --
If you missed the recent All-Programs webcast, you can
watch it now
for important Health Center Program updates.
Here are some of the resources mentioned during the webcast:
- Apply to CDC’s 2019 Million Hearts® Hypertension Control Challenge by Monday, April 1. This competition identifies clinicians, practices, and health systems that have demonstrated exceptional achievements in working with their patients to control hypertension. Watch a recent HRSA webinar that featured health centers recognized as 2018 Million Hearts® Hypertension Control Challenge Champions.
- Webinar: Ending the HIV Epidemic, including presentations from HRSA Associate Administrator Jim Macrae and Health Center Program Chief Medical Officer Judy Steinberg, M.D., MPH.
- Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable 80% in Every Community campaign.
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HHS Issues Final Rule Modifying Title X Programs
(From Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell)
-- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published a final rule dramatically revising the Title X family planning program regulations.
Outlining many key changes to the Title X family planning program regulations, the Rule:
- Prohibits Title X projects from referring for abortion as a method of family planning;
- Requires clear financial and physical separation between Title X projects and programs or facilities where abortion is a method of family planning;
- Eliminates the requirement to provide options counseling to pregnant women, but permits non-directive counseling; and
- Requires that Title X grantees include, as part of their applications, a list of sub-recipients and agencies or individuals providing referral by name, location, expertise and services provided or to be provided.
The final rule becomes effective May 3, 2019
; however, certain elements (e.g., financial separation requirements) will not be enforced immediately, giving programs more time to comply. For more information on additional changes outlined by the Final Rule,
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NACHC Policy and Issues Forum
NACHC’s annual
Policy and Issues Forum
will be held in Washington, D.C., from March 27-30. Registration is open through March 22 for the following
TPCA-hosted events
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- March 27 (5:45-6:45 p.m. Eastern time) -- State Delegation Meeting and Policy Briefing.
- March 28 -- Meetings with the Tennessee Congressional Delegation. (TPCA will schedule the meetings and provide schedules in advance of P&I)
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TPCA Hill Day 2019 By the Numbers
Thank you again to the health center leaders, board members, and advocates representing 15 health centers across the state who came together at the State Capitol on February 27 to share information about their organizations and the needs of Tennessee's underserved with state legislators.
Here is a quick snapshot of TPCA's Hill Day:
- Health Centers Represented: 16
- Attendees: 29
- Legislators Visited: 53
- Representatives: 34
- Senators: 19
- Total Interactions: 70
- Appointments: 46
- Drop-In Visits: 24
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Seeks Medicaid Stories
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is leading a storytelling effort, called
That's Medicaid
, which will highlight people who benefited from Medicaid at critical points in their lives. RWJF is seeking individuals or families who are current or former beneficiaries who would be interested in sharing their stories.
Click here
for more information about the project and what participation entails.
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2019 Tri-State Oral Health Summit, June 14-15
TPCA is joining PCAs from Georgia and Mississippi again this year in hosting the Tri-State Oral Health Summit, June 14-15, in Birmingham, Ala. This year's summit is designed for dental and medical providers, dental hygienists and assistants, administrators, financial staff, and educators interested in engaging and enhancing the overall improvement of their FQHC dental site.
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