Archived Policy Positions

After seven years of the approval of an Issue Paper or a Policy Brief, that paper automatically undergoes a two-part review process. If the Rural Health Congress does not make a decision on the paper or brief within eight years from approval or if the Congress votes to archive a paper, it is no longer considered an official position of the NRHA. All policies will be kept on file but separate from current, active policies.

If you have any questions about any of these papers or if you are an NRHA member and would like to revisit/update any of these papers, please contact the NRHA Government Affairs office at (202) 639-0550 or dc@nrharural.org.

List of Archived Policy Positions

The positions listed below are in the chronological order that they were originally adopted by the Rural Health Congress (formerly the Rural Health Policy Board).

Rural Veterans: A Special Concern for Rural Health Advocates
— May 2004 (Updated February 2007)

Federal Medicaid Reform: A Rural Perspective
— April 2004 (Updated May 2007)

Federal Medicaid Reform: A Rural Perspective
— May 2003 (Updated May 2007)

Access to Health Care for the Uninsured in Rural and Frontier America
— May 1999

Mental Health in Rural America
— May 1999

A National Agenda for Rural Minority Health
— May 1999

Rural Physician Recruitment and Retention
— November 1998

Facilitating the Use of National Surveys in Rural Health Research
— May 1998

A Vision for Health Reform Models for America's Rural Communities
— February 1998

Funding of Graduate Medical Education Updated
— February 1998

The Role of Telemedicine in Rural Health Care
— February 1998

HIV/AIDS in Rural America
— November 1997