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How bold new ideas can advance health in rural communities
An invisible beam that detects ships and airplanes. An innovative drug that reduces cholesterol in a way no one has tried. The notion that tumors can be killed by choking off their blood supply. These things — radar, statins and anti-angiogenesis drugs, respectively — are taken for granted today. But when first proposed, they were laughed at, rejected and deemed impossible.
HRSA issues rural health care collaboration guide
The Health Resources & Services Administration recently released a guide to help rural hospitals and other health care providers together identify and address the health needs in their communities.
HRSA accepting applications for $13.8 million in rural health network grants
Public or nonprofit rural organizations can apply through Nov. 25 for funding to support integrated rural health care networks.
AHA Comments on CMS’s Request for Information on Reducing Administrative Burden
AHA comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ request for information on reducing administrative burden.
HRSA awards $400 million to combat opioid crisis
The Health Resources and Services Administration yesterday awarded 80 rural consortia $1 million each to help prevent, treat and support recovery for patients with opioid and other substance use disorders in underserved areas.
Study: Half of rural hospitals could close under Medicare public option
Offering a government insurance program reimbursing at Medicare rates as a public option on the health insurance exchanges could place as many as 55% of rural hospitals.
Michigan hospital leader to receive AHA Rural Hospital Leadership Award
The AHA will present its 2016 Rural Hospital Leadership Award to Rodney Nelson, president and CEO of Mackinac Straits Health System in St.
Redesign the Delivery System: Purchase of Retail Pharmacy Enhances Services to the Community
Guides/Reports
This profile from American Hospital Association’s Value Initiative describes how Northern Maine Medical Center (NMMC), a small rural hospital, purchased a local retail pharmacy.
Rural Health Services Resources
AHA ensures the unique needs of our members are a national priority. Location, size, workforce, payment and access to capital challenge small or rural hospitals and the communities they serve. Collaborating with state and regional hospital associations and with advice from its member council, the Section tracks the issues, develops policies and identifies solutions to our most pressing problems.