NRHA's Rural Health Voices blog offers informed commentary on the latest news in rural health care from NRHA staff and editorials from selected contributors.

First-of-its-kind rural provider compensation report released

In partnership with NRHA, Stroudwater Associates, the nation’s leading source for operational, financial, quality, and clinical strategy for rural and community health care, has released the results of the State of Rural Compensation in 2023. The survey results and report illustrate the enormous variability in provider pay across rural organizations and the pressing need for rural health care to align provider compensation with organizational goals.    

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Certified PAs Expanding Roles in Rural Hospital Settings

According to the Congressional Budget Office report, demand for primary care will increase 18 percent between now and 2023. This demand is hitting at the same time there is a growing shortage of primary care physicians, especially in rural markets. Rural hospitals have an urgent need to fill positions with primary care providers who can increase access to medical care in a cost-effective manner.

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