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The gap in funding and access to care and crucial services for Black, Indigenous and Latino children with disabilities compared to their white peers has been a longstanding blight on the education and health care system. And that was before the pandemic closed schools.  

Medicare has a new initiative that will cover up to eight over-the-counter COVID-19 tests each calendar month, at no cost to you. 

Despite strong evidence that medication is the most effective treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD), adolescents and most adults with a need for OUD treatment reported a lack of medication for OUD in the past year, according to a study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

Supporting women's inclusivity in healthcare leadership, Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) recently participated in Chaffey College's Center for Culture and Social Justice Panel titled, "Celebrating Women in Healthcare Leadership," which educated students of the current roles and contributions made to healthcare by women in the Inland Empire.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it will offer more than $110 million to expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) through Medicaid’s Money Follows the Person (MFP) program. First authorized in 2005, MFP has provided states with $4.06 billion to support people who choose to transition out of institutions and back into their homes and communities. The new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) makes individual awards of up to $5 million available for more than 20 states and territories not currently participating in MFP. These funds will support initial planning and implementation to get the state/territory programs off the ground, which would ensure more people with Medicaid can receive high-quality, cost-effective, person-centered services in a setting they choose.