New hospital to open in Senatobia, Mississippi this month
Delta Health System, has announced plans to open the Highland Hills Medical Center in Senatobia, Mississippi at the end of July. Staff are preparing the facility for a July 29th soft opening. The grand opening is planned for September.
Published on Monday, July 12, 2021
Barrasso, Cortez Masto Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Access to Physician Training
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sens. John Barrasso (R-WY) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced bipartisan and bicameral legislation today to expand access to physician training and address the looming shortages of health care providers across the country.
The Physician Shortage GME Cap Flex Act gives hospitals additional time to establish the number of residency positions reimbursed by Medicare. The bill provides targeted assistance to hospitals training primary care physicians and specialists where there is a demonstrated shortage.
Published on Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Address Physician Shortage in Rural and Underserved Areas
Congressman Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M. (R-Ohio) joined Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D., (D-Calif.), Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D., (R-Ind.), and Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-Ala.) in introducing the bipartisan Cap Flex Act. The bill would address our nation’s physician workforce shortage by giving hospitals in rural and underserved areas additional flexibility to build out the Graduate Medical Education (GME) slots available in their residency programs.
Published on Wednesday, June 23, 2021
