Rural health policy resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2010 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/ruralhp/ The National Rural Health Association has scholarship funds available for students and community members with a critical need for financial support with conference expenses. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=13268 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:34:04 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=13268 Funding to build and sustain rural health infrastructure in each State by providing technical assistance to rural communities, providing guidance and best practices on rural health networks, and improving quality of care. -- Office of Rural Health Policy http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2315 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:23:13 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2315 WSU Today, (WA) article reports that two of the regions largest gatherings of rural health care professionals will take place March 23 25 in Spokane, where participants will discuss how to weather economic challenges. http://www.wsutoday.wsu.edu/pages/publications.asp?Action=Detail&PublicationID=18341&TypeID=2 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:51:00 CST http://www.wsutoday.wsu.edu/pages/publications.asp?Action=Detail&PublicationID=18341&TypeID=2 Provides a summary of a study of small- and medium-sized physician practices found that electronic medical record (EMR) systems can help coordinate patient care within practice offices. -- Commonwealth Fund http://www.commonwealthfund.org/~/media/Files/Publications/In%20the%20Literature/2009/Dec/1362OMalleyareEMRshelpfulcarecoordinationJGIM122009ITLv2.pdf Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:28:17 CST http://www.commonwealthfund.org/~/media/Files/Publications/In%20the%20Literature/2009/Dec/1362OMalleyareEMRshelpfulcarecoordinationJGIM122009ITLv2.pdf Lists and describes federal agency and professional organization Web sites containing fact sheets, data and research findings, reports, news, policy briefs, toolkits, presentations, databases, and multimedia sources on rural health programs, policy developments, and state rural health research centers. Provides links to state and federal agencies and organizations that focus on rural-health-related issues and best practices. -- Maternal and Child Health Bureau http://mchlibrary.info/guides/ruralhealth.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:09:43 CST http://mchlibrary.info/guides/ruralhealth.html The Assembly, now in its second year, serves as an event where rural issues and policy are discussed and acted upon to promote positive change. This year's report describes how the Assembly is moving forward in four policy areashealth, natural resources, education, and community investment. http://www.ruralstrategies.org/projects/ruralassembly/final_report.pdf Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:24:06 CST http://www.ruralstrategies.org/projects/ruralassembly/final_report.pdf Discusses how poverty impacts health. Identifies key rural economic development areas and how they may strengthen the health and wellness of rural communities. -- American Public Human Services Association http://www.aphsa.org/Publications/Doc/PP/1009PART2.pdf Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:18:07 CST http://www.aphsa.org/Publications/Doc/PP/1009PART2.pdf Discusses the future of health care delivery for rural America that includes access, community health and wellness. -- American Public Human Services Association http://www.aphsa.org/Publications/Doc/PP/1009PART1.pdf Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:06:25 CST http://www.aphsa.org/Publications/Doc/PP/1009PART1.pdf This blog, sponsored by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA), offers news and opinion postings related to health care in rural America. -- National Rural Health Association http://blog.ruralhealthweb.org/ Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:10:42 CST http://blog.ruralhealthweb.org/ Presents various reports related to health care reform initiatives that can address and seek to abolish existing rural health issues. -- Center for Rural Affairs http://www.cfra.org/policy/health-care/research Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:47:38 CST http://www.cfra.org/policy/health-care/research Six recipients of HRSA's Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) funding, talk about ORHP's role in protecting the rural safety net in their communities in these short video clips from the 2009 Grantee Partnership Meeting. -- Office of Rural Health Policy http://www.ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/testimonials.htm Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:08:15 CST http://www.ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/testimonials.htm Offers customized fact sheets for each state, together with a directory of topics providing background information on the impacts health reform may have on the states and D.C. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.statehealthfacts.org/healthreform.jsp Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:22:19 CST http://www.statehealthfacts.org/healthreform.jsp Provides an interactive comparison summary for key components of all the major health reform proposals in the Senate, the Congress and President Obama's. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/healthreform/sidebyside.cfm Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:55:52 CST http://www.kff.org/healthreform/sidebyside.cfm Serves as a clearinghouse of information on various health reform proposals, including fact sheets, testimony, legislation and other resources specific to the role of health centers within a reformed health care system. -- National Association of Community Health Centers http://www.nachc.com/healthreform.cfm Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:55:48 CST http://www.nachc.com/healthreform.cfm Presents a menu of health reform options, along with impact estimates, to help policy leaders identify the resources required to make health coverage for all and improved health system performance a reality. Covers the Path option, which can assist small practices and rural areas in implementing effective Health Information Technology (HIT). -- Commonwealth Fund http://www.commonwealthfund.org/~/media/Files/Publications/Fund%20Report/2009/Jun/Finding%20Resources%20for%20Health%20Reform/1285_Nuzum_finding_resources_hlt_reform_bending_cost_revised.pdf Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:33:01 CST http://www.commonwealthfund.org/~/media/Files/Publications/Fund%20Report/2009/Jun/Finding%20Resources%20for%20Health%20Reform/1285_Nuzum_finding_resources_hlt_reform_bending_cost_revised.pdf Provides highlights from the commentary on the Senate Finance Committee document on affordable health coverage for all Americans and the rural implications of this proposed policy. -- Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) Rural Health Panel http://www.rupri.org/Forms/HealthPanel_FinanceJune09_ExecSum.pdf Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:15:40 CST http://www.rupri.org/Forms/HealthPanel_FinanceJune09_ExecSum.pdf Provides commentary from the Rural Health Panel on proposed options for expanding health care coverage that have a special, significant meaning for rural areas. -- Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) Rural Health Panel http://www.rupri.org/Forms/HealthPanel_FinanceJune09_Final.pdf Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:50:59 CST http://www.rupri.org/Forms/HealthPanel_FinanceJune09_Final.pdf Serves as a center of information produced by Kaiser on health reform. Site includes an interactive tool for comparing major health reform proposals and characteristics, plus videos and Webcasts of Kaiser briefings, public opinion results, and a timeline listing congressional and White House events related to the health reform debate. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://healthreform.kff.org/ Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:20:52 CST http://healthreform.kff.org/ Offers quick access to the Commonwealth Fund research and analysis that informs the health care policy debate. -- Commonwealth Fund http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Health-Reform.aspx Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:25:41 CST http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Health-Reform.aspx Reports on a study based on in-depth interviews with low- and middle-income working families about their financial and health care challenges. -- Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured http://www.kff.org/uninsured/upload/7849.pdf Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:07:24 CST http://www.kff.org/uninsured/upload/7849.pdf Reviews coverage of non-elderly low-income adults and discusses the implications of broadening their coverage by filling gaps in Medicaid eligibility. -- Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7900.pdf Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:44:07 CST http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7900.pdf This paper estimates that 49 million Americans are uninsured in 2009 and analyzes several options of expanding Medicaid to cover more low-income uninsured populations.Medicaid to cover more low-income uninsured populations. -- Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7901.pdf Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:39:42 CST http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7901.pdf An analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Census Bureau revealing how many American face high health care costs. -- Families USA http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/scanned/archive/2009/9302.pdf Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:25:38 CST http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/scanned/archive/2009/9302.pdf Reports on the distribution of health care resources due to regional variation in hospital and physician capacity and how this distribution can influence an affordable health care system. -- Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice http://www.dartmouthatlas.org/atlases/Capacity_Report_2009.pdf Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:17:51 CST http://www.dartmouthatlas.org/atlases/Capacity_Report_2009.pdf Highlights comments from the RUPRI (Rural Policy Research Institute) Health Panel on the Senate Finance Committee document for the purpose of discussion on rural implications of proposed policy reform options. -- Rural Policy Research Institute http://www.rupri.org/Forms/HealthPanel_FinanceMay09_ExecSum.pdf Tue, 26 May 2009 17:09:57 CST http://www.rupri.org/Forms/HealthPanel_FinanceMay09_ExecSum.pdf Outlines the potential impact on rural America of the proposed policy reform options from the Senate Finance Committee in this full report of the RUPRI Health Panel. -- Rural Policy Research Institute http://www.rupri.org/Forms/HealthPanel_FinanceMay09_Final.pdf Tue, 26 May 2009 13:58:47 CST http://www.rupri.org/Forms/HealthPanel_FinanceMay09_Final.pdf This report uses the Health Insurance Policy Simulation Model (HIPSM) to quantify the intermediate and longer-term implications if Americas health care system is not significantly overhauled. -- Urban Institute http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/411887_cost_of_failure.pdf Tue, 26 May 2009 11:37:37 CST http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/411887_cost_of_failure.pdf Provides an overview of President Obama's Budget for the United States Government during FY 2010 and specifically identifies proposals that would benefit rural people and places. -- Rural Policy Research Institute http://www.rupri.org/Forms/Budget2010_2.pdf Mon, 18 May 2009 16:47:20 CST http://www.rupri.org/Forms/Budget2010_2.pdf Discusses strategies being used to build capacity and improve health care access in rural areas. -- Grantmakers in Health http://www.gih.org/usr_doc/Rural_Health_Care_March_2009.pdf Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:24:18 CST http://www.gih.org/usr_doc/Rural_Health_Care_March_2009.pdf Provides a framework of different ways thatpeople can pay for health coverage and care, drawing on research and illustrations from existing private and public sector programs and other industrialized nations. -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation http://www.nasi.org/usr_doc/Paying_a_Fair_Share_for_Health_Coverage_and_Ca.pdf Sat, 04 Apr 2009 21:10:48 CST http://www.nasi.org/usr_doc/Paying_a_Fair_Share_for_Health_Coverage_and_Ca.pdf