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2005:

National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) Issues New Report: Making Medicaid Work for the 21st Century.
Wide Variation Seen in Hospital Quality: A Commonwealth Fund-supported study published July 21, 2005 in the New England Journal of Medicine finds wide variation in the quality of care provided in the nation's hospitals.
A new chapter dealing with Long-Term Care in rural areas has been added to Vol. 3 of "Rural Healthy People 2010" published by the School of Rural Public Health, Southwest Rural Health Research Center at the Texas A&M University System Health Science Center.
NRHA's strategic paper summarizing the recommendations of the Institute of Medicine in Quality Through Collaboration: the Future of Rural Health and outlining steps that the NRHA is taking to implement these recommendations.
The NERHRT Takes a Position on "Community Rating" (PDF/21KB): The Roundtable recently adopted this position statement regarding state policies which compel insurers to use "Community Rating" as the basis for setting health insurance rates.
Impacts of the Medicare Modernization Act On Rural Health Systems and Beneficiaries (PDF/213KB): An analysis by the Rural Policy Research Institute's (RUPRI) Rural Health Panel of the MMA and accompanying regulations.
New England U.S. Representatives Join the Rural Health Coalition (PDF/105KB): Letter from the co-chairs of the House Rural Healthcare Coalition and a list of current Coalition members.

Rural Health Programs:

Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant Program (PDF/1.78MB): Small Rural Hospital Improvement program (SHIP) grants provide support to help small rural hospitals with the implementation of the prospective payment systems (PPS), to comply with provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996, and to improve overall hospital performance.
The Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Grant Program (PDF/234KB): The Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Grant Program (Flex Program) was established by Congress in 1997 as part of the Balanced Budget Act to help stabilize and improve access to America's smallest and most vulnerable rural hospitals.
Rural Health Outreach Grants (PDF/1.77MB): Rural Health Outreach Grants support projects that demonstrate creative models of outreach and health care services delivery in rural areas. Through this program, communities are encouraged to identify unmet health needs and develop locally based solutions.
Rural Health Network Development Grants (PDF/234KB): Network Development Grants provide funding to help rural communities strengthen their health care systems by supporting rural providers who work together in formal networks to integrate administrative, clinical, financial, and technological functions across their organizations.
The Rural Health Research Center Cooperative Agreement Program (PDF/87KB): The Rural Health Research Center (RHRC) Cooperative Agreement Program is designed to help policymakers, both in Washington and throughout the Nation, better understand the problems that rural communities face in ensuring access to health care for their residents.

2004:

Preparing for Public Health Emergencies: Meeting the Challenges in Rural America (PDF/2.46MB): Conference Proceedings and Recommendations, Saint Paul, MN, September 27-28, 2004. Prepared by the Harvard School of Public Health Center for Public Health Preparedness and he University of Pittsburgh Center for Rural Health Practice, the report is a collaborative effort by rural public health experts from around the country.
Excerpts from 2004 National Healthcare Disparities Report (PDF/477KB): Published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the report is a comprehensive national overview of disparities in health care in America.
The History and Status of Behavioral Health Parity Legislation in Rural New England (PDF/76KB): This paper examines the history and status of behavioral health legislation and its effect on rural New England.

2002-03:

Report of Findings: Survey of Key Rural Health Care Problems, Issues And Opportunities (PDF/70KB): In October 2003 the RoundTable surveyed attendees at its 6th Annual New England Rural Health Symposium. Marketing Leverage, Inc. was engaged to assist in questionnaire design, and to tabulate and report the results of the survey.
Policy Brief: Oral Health in Rural America (PDF/33KB): The National Rural Health Association Calls for Solution to the Crisis in Oral Health Care Services in Rural America.

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