Division Director: Melissa Dehoff   


Melissa Dehoff is responsible for all medical rehabilitation and brain injury service issues. Ms. Dehoff attends multiple state-level meetings to advocate on behalf of members on brain injury and rehabilitation issues and is a member of the Department of Health Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board. She has more than 20 years’ experience in the health care industry. Prior to her role as policy specialist for RCPA, she served as director, post-acute care services for The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania, where she was responsible for assessing the impact of proposed federal and state regulations, legislation, and other issues that impacted providers across the health care continuum. She is proficient in federal and state regulations and requirements including Medicare, customer service functions, provider relations, budgeting, and management and internal control development.


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Contact Information

Email: mdehoff@paproviders.org 

Main: 717-364-3280

Direct: 717-364-3284


2026 Brain Injury Committee Meeting Schedule


2026 BI Provider and CHC-MCO Meeting Schedule

Brain Injury Division Posts

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DHS Issues MA Managed Care Delivery System RFI

By Melissa Dehoff • October 9, 2026
DHS has issued an RFI to gather input on using Medicaid data to improve transparency and strengthen the ability to make evidence-based rate-setting decisions.
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REMINDER: Address Today’s Workforce, Training, and Compliance Challenges with RCPA Partner Relias

By Sharon Militello • October 8, 2026
Relias Helps to Address Today’s Workforce, Training, Compliance Challenges
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DHS Announces Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) Resource Guide

By Jim Sharp • October 8, 2026
DHS has released a new Rural Health Transformation Program Resource Guide, which brings together key links related to Pennsylvania and federal RHTP resources.
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Final Reminder: National Council H.R. 1 All-Member Survey Closes October 9

By Richard Edley • October 7, 2026
RCPA and the National Council kindly ask that a representative from your organization completes the survey by October 9, 2026.
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RCPA Shares Highlights of OLTL Presentation at RCPA Conference

By Fady Sahhar • October 5, 2026
Juliet Marsala, Office of Long-Term Living (OLTL) Deputy Secretary, provided a meaningful update at the RCPA Conference last week.
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OLTL Releases Summary of Comments on the Community HealthChoices RFI

By Melissa Dehoff • October 5, 2026
OLTL has released a summary of the comments they received on the Community HealthChoices (CHC) Request for Information (RFI).

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