Rural issues
The Federal Communications Commission commissioners have voted unanimously to approve Chairman Ajit Pai鈥檚 order that will increase funding for the Rural Health Care Program by $171 million, as urged by the AHA.
Eligible organizations can apply through July 30 for up to $200,000 in fiscal year 2018 funding to develop opioid use disorder prevention, treatment and recovery plans for high-risk rural communities, the Health Resources and Services Administration announced.
Held June 12, 2018
Please join the AHA rural team for a special call to discuss recently introduced legislation to allow existing critical access hospitals and certain small rural hospitals to convert to a new 24/7 Rural Emergency Medical Center (REMC) designation under the Medicare Program and鈥
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai today, as urged by the AHA, asked his colleagues to approve quickly an order that would increase funding for the Rural Health Care Program by $171 million.
Innovation Leadership Challenge: Collaborating to Improve Hospital Flow, Save Lives and Reduce Costs
Date: July 25, 2018
Time: 8:00- 5:00 p.m. PT
The Bipartisan Budget Act retroactively extended the enhanced low-volume payment adjustment, which provides an add-on payment to qualifying low-volume hospitals to help improve access to care in rural areas.
This issue of the Small or Rural Update reviews the AHA rural advocacy agenda, federal rule making, national policy priorities and tools and resources for rural hospitals.
The Senate Finance Committee today held a hearing on 鈥淩ural Health Care in America: Challenges and Opportunities.鈥
AHA statement before the Senate Finance Committee on "Rural Health Care in America: Challenges and Opportunities."
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee today held a hearing on how to address the growing shortage of physicians, nurses and other health care professionals, especially in rural areas, as the U.S. population ages.