Washington DC - The Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU) offered its support for S. 1980 - the Medicaid and CHIP Continuous Quality Act of 2014, introduced by Sen. Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia. The bill would enact a 12-month continuous enrollment period for Medicaid and CHIP, ensuring uninterrupted health care coverage for those who need it most. ACU recognized that S. 1980 would help reduce administrative expenses caused by the cycle of enrollment and disenrollment, or … [Read more...]
Justin D’Addario Joins ACU Board
February 11, 2014 by
Justin D’Addario was elected to the ACU Board of Directors in January and officially begins service starting this month. Currently a medical student at Stony Brook University School of Medicine, D’Addario is on track to graduate in 2017. He received his bachelor’s degree with a double major in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University at Albany - State University of New York and graduated Magna Cum Laude. Prior to medical school, Justin worked as an undergraduate researcher and … [Read more...]
NHSC Application Cycle Opens
January 9, 2014 by
The 2014 NHSC Loan Repayment Program application cycle is now open. The application cycle will close on March 20, at 7:30 pm, ET. To help ensure that the communities with the greatest need are supported, qualified applicants working in Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) with the highest scores as of January 1, 2014, will be given priority. With continued service, NHSC providers may be able to pay off all of their student loans. The Program is expected to be competitive, and on … [Read more...]
Kirsten Thomsen Joins ACU Board
January 7, 2014 by
Nationally recognized physician assistant Kirsten Thomsen was elected to the ACU Board of Directors in December and officially begins her service starting this month. Thomsen has substantial experience in health care delivery and policy and ACU is excited to have her join the Board of Directors. Thomsen moved to Maine in 2010 from Washington DC where she was faculty at The George Washington University PA Program since 2003. She also served with the Emergency Medical Reserve Corps (sent to … [Read more...]
Congressional Budget Deal Unveiled
December 11, 2013 by
Sequester Will Still Cut NHSC Funding We have written several times about the sequester’s impact on the National Health Service Corps, and like many, had hoped that the entire sequester would be eliminated through the bipartisan budget negotiations. However, the Budget Deal announced today leaves intact the part of the sequester that impacts the NHSC funding. The Budget Deal does reduce a large portion of the cuts on the discretionary side of budget. This means that programs that are … [Read more...]
ACA Investments Help NHSC Increase Access to Primary Care
November 26, 2013 by
With historic investments from the Affordable Care Act and the Recovery Act, the National Health Service Corps has supported nearly 14,000 health care providers between 2009 and 2013. A new report shows that more than half of the nearly 1,000 Corps scholars in the pipeline report that they are minorities. The report also includes new state-level data on awards. For the new report, please visit Helping Primary Care Clinicians Practice in the Communities Where They are Needed Most: National … [Read more...]
Great American Smokeout is Today!
November 21, 2013 by
Today, ACU joins with the American Cancer Society and the national health care community to recognize the Great American Smokeout to stop smoking tobacco products. Each year, the Great American Smokeout is promoted on the third Thursday of November. See the statement released today by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and also access important ACU resources through the link below: ACU's Tobacco Free web page - with Fact Sheets, patient handouts, and other tools for clinicians. … [Read more...]
World Diabetes Day & National Diabetes Month
November 14, 2013 by
Today, ACU joins with the worldwide health care community to recognize World Diabetes Day, and also that November is National Diabetes month in the U.S. See the statement released today by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and also access important ACU resources through the links below: General Diabetes Patient Education Handouts 40 Educational Handouts on Using Insulin … [Read more...]
Webinar: The ACA and the LGBT Community
November 13, 2013 by
Webinar: Out2Enroll: The Affordable Care Act and the LGBT Community Thursday, November 14, 2013 3:00pm - 4:30pm ET Join Kellan Baker of the Center for American Progress to learn more about Out2Enroll, a collaborative between the Sellers Dorsey Foundation, the Center for American Progress and the Federal Agencies Project, to educate the LGBT community about the Affordable Care Act. Learning Objectives By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to: 1. … [Read more...]
New Health Center Funding Awarded
November 7, 2013 by
The U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced $150 million in awards under the Affordable Care Act to support 236 new health center sites across the country. These investments will help care for approximately 1.25 million additional patients. Click here to see the full list of awards: http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2013pres/11/20131107a.html … [Read more...]
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