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31 Jul

The President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis released a draft of their first findings. In the report, the commission states the opioid crisis is a "public health emergency" and urges President Trump to declare a national emergency. [button link="http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/08/02/541071209/should-the-opioid-crisis-be-declared-a-national-emergency" target="_blank" hover_type="default" text="Read Draft of...

10:38 / News
21 Jul

Inside the July 2017 issue of The Pulse, learn more about the new CAH Coalition, Rural Health Care in Today's Politics, and Paul Lee, Senior Partner at Strategic Health Care. You'll also find your monthly coalition updates and some of our recommended reads. [button link="/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/July-2017-Newsletter.pdf" target="_blank"...

22:41 / Newsletter
17 Jul

​Health Bills to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act could put rural providers in serious hardships, exacerbating the issues they already face. Roger Knak, CEO of the Oklahoma CAH Fairview Regional Medical Center, spoke with Modern Healthcare about the potential impact the proposed health bills could...

21:48 / News
05 Jul

The unique needs of the populations served by rural hospitals make their financial health difficult, a new report from the Chartis Center for Rural Health shows. With patients of lower socioeconomic status, and disproportionate Veterans and seniors, rural hospitals are struggling. [button link="http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/rural-hospitals-struggling-serving-populations-many-health-disparities-report-finds#.WWZaNUHB9U8.twitter" target="_blank" hover_type="default" text="Read...

10:03 / News
26 Jun

The FCC formally added Nursing Homes to its $400 million program which provides broadband subsidies to rural health care providers. While this comes as good news for nursing homes, this brings more competition for Critical Access Hospitals as the $400 million dollars cap has already been easily reached each year....

18:05 / News
20 Jun

​The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) new Quality Star Rating list has been released. The lack of a rating for 762 rural hospitals leaves many questioning the usefulness of CMS’ Quality Star Rating program for comparing hospitals. [button link="https://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/alerts/176?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20170620rapid-response" target="_blank" hover_type="default" text="Read Full Article"]  ...

10:05 / News
19 Jun

As the state of Illinois wraps up its second year without a budget, small hospitals are feeling the strain.  Franklin Hospital in Benton, Illinois, says they’re now owed more than $2 million in unpaid Medicaid and state employee health insurance. The 16-bed critical access hospital serves the area...

18:06 / News