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.
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Author:
Alex T. Olson
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The National Rural Health Association is pleased to announce the final selections for its 2018 Rural Health Fellows program.
After the completion of a competitive review process, 17 fellows were selected to participate in this yearlong, intensive program aimed at developing leaders who can articulate a clear and compelling vision for rural America.
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Author:
Jessica Seigel
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While only 20 percent of Americans live in rural areas, a disproportionate number of rural communities are struggling with prescription opioids and heroin abuse. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, rural Americans are more vulnerable to prescription painkiller abuse and overdoses, and the rate of opioid-related overdose deaths in nonmetro counties is 45 percent higher than in metro counties.
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Author:
Alan Morgan
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Rural communities are wonderful places to live and work, which is why nearly 62 million people – nearly one in five Americans – call rural home.
This Thursday, November 16th, we celebrate National Rural Health Day, a date set aside to honor the selfless, community-minded, ‘can do’ spirit that prevails in rural America.
Across the US, several national organizations and local community groups will celebrate this special day in multiple ways.
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Author:
Jessica Seigel
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Tax-exempt financing is facing the most hostile challenge to its existence since the 1986 revisions to the Tax Code. Tax-exempt financing is being threatened in the House of Representatives tax reform bill, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Non-profit hospitals depend on tax exempt private-activity bonds (PABs) as a financing tool.
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Author:
Jessica Seigel
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President Donald Trump has chosen Alex Azar to replace Eric Hargan as acting Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary
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Author:
Jessica Seigel
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This Veterans Day, we remember and honor those rural veterans who have served our nation. More than a quarter of the country's veterans live in rural communities and a disproportionate number of those serving in the military hail from rural communities.
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Author:
Jessica Seigel
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Today, the House of Representatives voted 242-174 to approve the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act, H.R. 3922.
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Author:
Jessica Seigel
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NRHA applauds the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recent efforts to help rural Americans, small practices, and underserved communities struggling to find care options.
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Author:
Maggie Elehwany
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NRHA is pleased that CMS recognizes the critical importance of the 340B drug program to rural Sole Communities Hospitals and has protected these rural hospitals from payment cuts implemented in the Outpatient Prospective Payment System final rule released yesterday. The 340B Drug Discount Program is a life-line for so many rural hospitals who financially struggle, and has allowed rural facilities to maintain vital services such as cancer treatments and obstetrics care to rural patients...
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Author:
Jessica Seigel
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NRHA met with CMS Administrator Seema Verma and other stakeholders to discuss the important work of reducing regulatory reform.
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