Rural issues
Potentially preventable deaths from cancer, heart disease, unintentional injury, chronic lower respiratory disease and stroke were more common in rural than urban counties between 2010 and 2017.
AHA thanks Senators Cortez Masto and Roberts for introducing legislation that fixes a formula to measure accountable care organization (ACO) performance by more fairly comparing ACOs to their markets. Specifically, S.2648, the Rural ACO Improvement Act, amends title XVIII of the Social鈥
AHA's input on the Health Resources and Services Administration鈥檚 Rural Access to Health Care Services request for information (RFI). The RFI solicits comments on access to care in rural areas.
The AHA today submitted recommendations to the Health Resources and Services Administration in response to the agency鈥檚 Rural Access to Health Care Services Request for Information.
The 黑料正能量 Association鈥檚 2020 Rural Health Care Leadership Conference, February 2-5, Phoenix, AZ, b brings together top practitioners and thinkers to share strategies and resources for accelerating the shift to a more integrated and sustainable rural health system. We鈥檒l examine the most鈥
CMS鈥 proposal mandating the disclosure of negotiated charges between health plans and hospitals is the wrong approach, exceeds the Administration's legal authority and should be abandoned, AHA told the agency today.
The AHA today expressed support for the Closing Loopholes for Orphan Drugs Act, H.R. 4538, bipartisan legislation that would limit the 鈥渙rphan drug鈥 exclusion for 340B Drug Pricing Program rural and cancer hospitals.
Duane Reynolds, president and CEO of AHA鈥檚 Institute for Diversity and Health Equity, and other AHA leaders recently visited Kearny County Hospital, a critical access hospital in Kansas, where they met with the hospital鈥檚 board and community leaders about the organization鈥檚 innovative efforts to鈥
Nonprofit or public rural entity organizations located in the eight Delta States can apply through Dec. 6 for funding to support the development of integrated health care networks.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee June 19 introduced the Lower Health Care Costs Act (S.1895), legislation to prevent surprise medical bills, reduce prescription drug prices, improve transparency in health care, invest in public health and improve health information鈥