Examining the Role of Caregivers: Executive Order on Increasing Access to High-Quality Care and Supporting Caregivers

This month, PCG is launching a Fall 2023 Focus on Caregiving Series. Throughout the series, we will highlight the role of caregivers in our healthcare systems and policy considerations, including ...

PCG Recap of the National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) Conference: Connecting States and Policy Leaders to Discuss the Unwinding and Future Goals for State Medicaid Programs

In early October, the NAMD conference brought Medicaid Directors, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) leadership, state policy makers and industry professionals together to learn from one another, ...

The Drug Enforcement Agency and Department of Health and Human Services Extend COVID-era Telemedicine Prescribing Flexibilities through 2024

Earlier this month, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and the Department Health and Human Services (HHS) published a temporary rule that further extended COVID-era telemedicine flexibilities for prescribing controlled substances ...

State Efforts to Support People in Recovery 

State Efforts to Support People in Recovery  September is National Recovery month, a time during which we celebrate and support people in recovery and their resiliency. Recovery is broadly defined ...

Insights from the 2023 Annual Conference of the National Academy for State Health Policy

Insights from the 2023 Annual Conference of the National Academy for State Health Policy  This year’s National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) conference took place in August. This was ...

2023 Home and Community-Based Services Conference Highlights

2023 Home and Community-Based Services Conference Insights In late August, PCG health and human services subject matter experts attended and exhibited at the 2023 Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) conference ...

Advancing with Purpose and Strength: The 34th Annual National Adult Protective Services Association Conference

Advancing with Purpose and Strength: The 34th Annual National Adult Protective Services Association Conference As one of seven exhibitors at the sold-out National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA) conference in ...

PCG Hosts Webinar and Releases a New Tool to Assist States in Providing Comment on the Impact of Proposed Rules to Enhance Medicaid Access/Quality

In April 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released two notices of proposed rulemaking aimed at transforming the delivery of, access to, and payment for Medicaid programs: Ensuring Access ...

Following the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency , the Future of Telemedicine for Some Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy Remains Unclear

When the COVID-19 federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) ended on May 11th, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) planned to roll-back PHE flexibility related to pre-pandemic restrictions on several prescribing practices. ...

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