New Webinar: Let’s Get Rural: Key Policy, Payment, & Program Changes Shaping Rural Care in 2026

Thursday, January 15, 2026

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm E.T.

Duration: 90 Minutes

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Let's Get Rural

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Let's Get Rural

Twice each year, PYA’s Center for Rural Health Advancement presents a deep dive into the most challenging regulatory and reimbursement issues facing rural health providers and the communities they serve.

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CPE

1.5 CPEs in Specialized Knowledge

PYA’s Let’s Get Rural webinar series returns in January with a focused briefing on the policy shifts that will shape rural care delivery in 2026. Rural providers continue to operate under tightening margins and fast-moving regulatory expectations, and this session is designed to help leaders cut through the noise and focus on what truly matters for the year ahead. Presented by PYA’s Martie Ross and Kathy Reep, this session will walk through the key updates affecting reimbursement, compliance, access, and long-term sustainability so attendees can plan with clarity and confidence.

Topics to Be Covered:

  • Rural Health Transformation Program
  • Status of healthcare extenders
  • Telehealth update
  • ACA enhanced premium tax credits
  • Changes to FQHC and RHC billing from the 2026 MPFS Final Rule
  • 340B update
  • Price transparency
  • Participation in CMS alternative payment models
  • Medicare Advantage

This webinar is part of PYA’s Let’s Get Rural series, which reflects PYA’s commitment to helping rural health providers preserve access to high-quality services for their communities. Check out all of PYA’s Let’s Get Rural webinars.

PYA experts are committed to assisting with the unique needs of rural healthcare, including regulatory impacts, reimbursement opportunities, and any matter involving compliance, valuation, strategy, and transactions.

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1.5 CPE CREDITS ARE AVAILABLE TO PARTICIPANTS OF THE LIVE WEBINAR.

CPE: Participants of the live webinar can earn up to 1.5 CPE credits in Specialized Knowledge. Program Level: Intermediate. Delivery Method: Group Internet Based. Advanced Preparation: None. Prerequisites: None. No fee. PYA, P.C. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.NASBARegistry.org.

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