National Rural Health Association

Join NRHA and your colleagues in Memphis Dec. 9-11 for the Rural Multiracial and Multicultural Health Conference, the only meeting of its kind in the nation. The conference will cover four critical areas of rural economic development, environmental and economic factors that contribute to rural health, and innovative, practical solutions to serve under-represented populations.

Enjoy conference discounts at the historic Peabody Memphis just blocks from the National Civil Rights Museum, Beale Street, the Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum and Gibson Guitar Factory. Click here to learn more and to register. View Full Story

Change has come to Washington, but our work goes on. Join us for the 21st Annual NRHA and Partners Rural Health Policy Institute Jan. 25-27 in Washington, D.C. Don't miss this opportunity to meet with key congressional members, members of the Obama Administration and national health care experts to learn how you will be impacted by health reform and how to help ensure health reform works for rural patients and providers. Click here for more information and to register. View Full Story

In response to the recent H1N1 (swine flu) outbreak, President Obama and HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius have officially declared a national state of emergency, which, among other things, will allow critical access hospitals (CAHs) to file a request to CMS that would temporarily waive the daily limit of twenty-five occupied beds for CAHs. View Full Story

Rural America has historically been underrepresented on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) despite a statutory requirement for proportional rural representation on its board. Recognizing this inconsistency, Congressman Greg Walden (R-OR) successfully added two amendments to the House Energy and Commerce Committee's markup of H.R. 3200, the House Tri-Committee's original health reform legislation. The amendments were to ensure proportional representation on both the MedPAC board of Commissioners as well as the Health Benefits Advisory Committee proposed in the current bill. View Full Story

Each year the National Rural Health Association honors outstanding individuals and organizations in the field of rural health at its Annual Rural Health Conference, and 2010 will be no exception. Act now to nominate your favorite rural health professional or student so they might be known and honored nationally for dedicating their time and talents to improving the health and well-being of others. Click here for more information and to submit a nomination. 

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