The Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Reporting Portal is now open. Providers who need to report in Reporting Period 1 have until Thursday, September 30 to submit their information as part of the post-payment reporting process. Updated Reporting Requirements were published on Friday, June 11.

We have made several resources available to assist providers in the reporting process. Providers and stakeholders can register for a webcast scheduled for Thursday, July 8, 3 p.m. ET.

There are user guides, Frequently Asked Questions, and a Provider Support Line. All of these resources and more may be found on the HHS Reporting and Auditing webpage.

Our Poison Help campaign produced eight award-winning animated videos focusing on poison prevention and promoting the Poison Help number, 1-800-222-1222.  

The videos targeted carbon monoxide, safe medication disposal, and the Poison Help number to reach poison centers nationwide for poison emergencies and information.

The videos won a total of eight Telly Awards, which honor excellence and showcase only the best videos impacting public health.

The Poison Help videos are best viewed in Chrome.

Join our upcoming webinar on Wednesday, July 14, 11 a.m. ET on Intimate Partner Violence and Maternal Access to Care. This is the second webinar in the Region 5, 6, and 7 Maternal Health webinar series. 

The series’ goal is to highlight innovations and promising practices to promote and further maternal health and well-being across the lifespan. Hear from our Office of Women’s Health and the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare, who will discuss:

• HRSA’s Strategy to Address Intimate Partner Violence’s (IPV) priority areas
• Intersections of IPV with other health priorities such as substance use and maternal health
• Main barriers that prevent a women who has experienced IPV from obtaining health care
• Strategies to support survivors in promoting sexual health and overcoming healthcare barriers

Visit our How We Improve Maternal Health webpage for resources and tools on maternal health.

Join our HIV/AIDS Bureau on Tuesday, July 20, 1 p.m. ET for a national HIV and aging webinar, Identifying and Incorporating into Practice Screening Tools for People with HIV who are Aging in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program.

This webinar will feature two Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) providers, who will present on how specific screening tools that assess functional and cognitive impairments can be selected for use and integrated in clinical settings.

Presentations will also consider how challenges and barriers can be navigated to assist in the development of effective plans of care and treatment. The target audience for this webinar is RWHAP providers and people with HIV. 

Register for the webinar.

Dental care during the perinatal period influences health outcomes for both the parent and child, and can reduce expensive medical care that results from lack of care. Virginia added a pregnancy dental benefit in 2015. 

With nearly half of pregnancies in the United States financed by Medicaid, Virginia shows how states can play an important role in providing access to dental care for pregnant women through their Medicaid programs. 

This National Academy for State Health Policy fact sheet - supported by a cooperative agreement with HRSA - provides an overview of the steps Virginia took to expand and manage dental Medicaid coverage for pregnant women.

We are accepting applications for payment from Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) employing buprenorphine waivered providers under a new program, the Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000 (DATA 2000) Waiver Training Payment Program. 

The program gives FQHCs and RHCs the opportunity to apply for a $3,000 payment for each eligible employed provider who attained a DATA 2000 waiver on or after January 1, 2019. There is no application deadline, but funds are limited and will be paid on a first-come, first-served basis until all available funds are exhausted.

We are collaborating with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to process these applications. 

View our video and FAQs.

CDC’s Million Hearts® initiative recognized Philadelphia FIGHT, a HRSA-funded health center, for their outstanding efforts to prioritize hypertension treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Once stay-at-home orders began, Philadelphia FIGHT’s staff took several actions to support patients with hypertension challenges, including:

• Calling patients who were taking medications for chronic health conditions
• Delivering medications to patients who were unable to receive at-home delivery through their pharmacy
• Helping an additional 1,200 patients manage medication concerns, such as transferring prescriptions to other pharmacies when needed
• Teaching patients over the phone how to use their at-home blood pressure monitors

Visit the Million Hearts® website to read previous success stories and find evidence-based tools to improve hypertension control.