NOSORH News
Getting Ready for the 2022 NOSORH Annual Meeting!
This year’s meeting will take place at The Hotel Madison - Shenandoah Valley Conference Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia, on October 5-6, 2022. Sessions are being planned around the theme of Driving Change - Going the Extra Mile. There will be a wide array of...
Tammy Norville Appointed New CEO of NOSORH
NOSORH is proud to announce the appointment of Tammy Norville as the new NOSORH CEO, effective June 1st. Ms. Norville has nearly twenty years of experience working with and for the State Offices of Rural Health (SORH). Her background includes working in the North...
Rural Health Policy Update – June 2022
NOSORH Sends Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee: On May 17, NOSORH, along with the National Rural Health Association and the National Association of Rural Health Clinics, wrote to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Chairwoman Patty Murray (D-WA) and Ranking...
How SORH Can Support CMS Section 131 (GME “Reset”)
New research from the Rural GME looks for hospitals that might be eligible for a GME “reset.” Rural GME conducted a state-by-state analysis, creating fact sheets for all 50 states and identifying those hospitals that may have an opportunity to expand their residency...
The Broadband Equity, Access & Deployment Program (BEAD) and Telehealth
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“the Act”) appropriated significant funds for broadband expansion. Included in these appropriations is $42.45 billion, to be administered by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) as what is...
Rural Health Policy Update – May 2022
The White House recently unveiled their Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 budget request to Congress. Included in the budget request are: $13 million for the State Offices of Rural Health (SORH) program. This request represents a $500,000 increase over the enacted FY ’22 level...
Provider Relief Fund Reporting and Funding Clawbacks
The Federal Provider Relief Fund (PRF), authorized under the CARES Act, awarded billions of dollars of support to health care providers designed to offset the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. These funds were not to be repaid, but awards were conditioned on reporting...
Termination of the Federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Likely Impact on Rural Health
The Administration has extended the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) for 90 days until July 16, 2022. The PHE was due to terminate on April 16 without that extension: https://www.rollcall.com/2022/04/13/administration-extends-public-health-emergency-for-90-days/...
Index for Identifying Communities with Serious Disadvantage
The White House has announced a new framework for identifying communities with serious disadvantages. This framework will be used to prioritize certain Federal investments. See an overview of the new effort here:...
End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency – Impact on Medicaid Enrollments
The Federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) is likely to end in the next few months. This event will have a significant impact on state Medicaid programs. A provision in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act provides continuous enrollment for Medicaid and...