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News (Nov. 15, 2024) – CMS Releases CY 2025 Medicare Beneficiary Deductibles, Coinsurance and Premium Costs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the calendar year 2025 out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries who enroll in original Medicare. CMS issued three regulations: inpatient hospital deductible and extended care services coinsurance cost-sharing expectations, Medicare Part A premium for uninsured enrollees and Medicare Part B premiums for CY 2025.

HRSA Announces Funding Opportunity for Graduate Psychology Education Program
HRSA released a new notice of funding opportunity to increase access to behavioral health services in high-need and high-demand areas. Through this funding opportunity, HRSA will award approximately $22.8 million to as many as 50 grantees over a period of three years.

The Graduate Psychology Education Program provides training to doctoral health service psychology students, interns and postdoctoral residents in integrated, interdisciplinary behavioral health. The program will prepare trainees to provide behavioral health services in community-based primary care settings. The program also supports faculty development in health service psychology.

View the funding opportunity on Grants.gov for complete eligibility information. Applications are due by Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025.

MLN Connects Provider eNews Available
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the following updates to MLN Connects Provider eNews: