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Mapping Oral Health Needs Across New York State

This webinar will share findings from the 2024 New York State Oral Health Needs Assessment, highlighting communities with the greatest oral health needs and barriers to care. The webinar will explore how these findings can help guide policies and workforce strategies to improve access to oral health services, especially for underserved and vulnerable populations. Presented...

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Pharmacy Benefit Manager Policy and Pharmacy Stakeholder Perceptions of Financial Pressures and Closures

When a community pharmacy closes, patients can lose access to medications, communities can become pharmacy deserts, and pharmacy staff face increased stress and uncertainty. Yet across the US, pharmacy closures continue to rise despite a decade of efforts aimed at addressing financial pressures. Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) influence medication reimbursement and are frequently cited as...

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About HWTAC

Established to support the efforts of the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis (NCHWA), the Health Workforce Technical Assistance Center (HWTAC) provides technical assistance to states and organizations that engage in health workforce planning. Our strength at HWTAC is our experience and knowledge about health workforce research. We offer a wide array of technical expertise to support health workforce planning at many levels.

HWTAC is based at the Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS) at the College of Integrated Health Sciences, University at Albany, State University of New York.

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