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Rural Health Care Affordability Issues Commonwealth Fund

(1 days ago) WebPrior research consistently shows that the high cost of health services in the U.S. affects consumers with or without insurance coverage, leading to higher medical bills and medical debt.The survey found that nearly a quarter of rural Americans reported …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2023/rural-americans-struggle-medical-bills-and-health-care-affordability

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Rural Americans Struggle with Health Care Costs

(6 days ago) WebApproximately 15% of the U.S. population resides in rural areas, where higher rates of chronic diseases, limited access to care and elevated suicide rates are prevalent. …

https://www.acainternational.org/news/rural-americans-struggle-with-health-care-costs/

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Biden-Harris Administration Helps Expand Access to Rural Health …

(8 days ago) WebBackground: Emergency Rural Health Care Grants. Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act in March 2021 to deliver immediate economic relief to …

https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2023/07/25/biden-harris-administration-helps-expand-access-rural-health-care

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The Biden-Harris Administration is taking actions to improve the …

(7 days ago) WebThe Biden-Harris Administration is lowering health care costs for rural Americans and supporting access to high quality care in rural America. that will help …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/11/03/department-health-human-services-actions-support-rural-america-rural-health-care-providers.html

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Fact Sheet: Biden Administration Takes Steps to Address COVID-

(8 days ago) WebThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is providing $8.5 billion in American Rescue Plan funding in the coming weeks to help compensate …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/08/13/fact-sheet-biden-administration-takes-steps-to-address-covid-19-in-rural-america-and-build-rural-health-back-better/

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FACT SHEET: How the Inflation Reduction Act Helps Rural

(9 days ago) WebThanks to the American Rescue Plan, 65 percent (1.3 million) of the 1.9 million rural uninsured Americans in states using the HealthCare.gov had access to a …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/08/17/fact-sheet-how-the-inflation-reduction-act-helps-rural-communities/

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New Ways To Address Healthcare Issues Are Needed For Rural …

(4 days ago) WebMore Funding Resources Needed. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced in late 2023 some of the steps underway to help …

https://www.agweb.com/news/policy/politics/new-ways-address-healthcare-issues-are-needed-rural-americans

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Hickenlooper, Blackburn Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase …

(5 days ago) WebRural Health Innovation Act establishes a grant program for rural health providers to increase staffing, hours, critical technology, and equipment Washington, …

https://www.hickenlooper.senate.gov/press_releases/hickenlooper-blackburn-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-increase-access-to-health-care-in-rural-communities/

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Day-To-Day Financial Insecurity A Burden For People In …

(3 days ago) WebSeveral findings stand out: A substantial number (40%) of rural Americans struggle with routine medical bills, food and housing. And about half (49%) say they could not afford to pay an unexpected

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/05/21/725059882/poll-many-rural-americans-struggle-with-financial-insecurity-access-to-health-ca

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U.S. Senator Tina Smith’s Bipartisan Bill to Improve Rural Health …

(4 days ago) WebThis bill supports State Offices of Rural Health by extending a successful law on information-sharing, technical assistance, and care delivery in rural settings. Under …

https://www.smith.senate.gov/u-s-senator-tina-smiths-bipartisan-bill-to-improve-rural-health-care-signed-into-law/

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Why Health Care Is Harder to Access in Rural America

(8 days ago) [email protected]. (202) 512-7114. More than 60 million Americans—about one-fifth of the U.S. population—live in rural areas. On average, …

https://www.gao.gov/blog/why-health-care-harder-access-rural-america

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S.924 - Rural America Health Corps Act - Library of Congress

(5 days ago) Web(a) In general.— (1) E STABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) shall establish a …

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/924/text

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Healthcare Access in Rural Communities - Rural Health Info

(6 days ago) WebA North Carolina Rural Health Research Program 2018 findings brief, 22.3% of rural Americans and 27.7% of Americans living in tribal areas lack fixed …

https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/topics/healthcare-access

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Rural Health Policy - Population Health in Rural …

(5 days ago) WebThe workshop’s session on rural health policy introduced a variety of U.S. federal policies affecting rural health. It featured presentations on shifting rural health policy and practice toward value …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK575085/

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Rural Americans Report Problems Paying for Medical Bills - RWJF

(1 days ago) WebNearly one in ten rural adults (8%) say hospitals in their local community have closed down in the past few years. “Even with major improvements in health …

https://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/2019/05/four-in-ten-rural-americans-report-problems-paying-for-medical-bills-housing-or-food.html

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Health Care in Rural America: Successes and Challenges - AARP

(5 days ago) WebRural America’s health care is a mix of successes and ongoing challenges related to access, affordability, and utilization of services. This is especially true for …

https://www.aarp.org/pri/topics/health/coverage-access/health-care-rural-america.html

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How The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Will Help …

(Just Now) Webo One-third of farmers purchase health insurance directly from an insurance company – more than three times the national average. The new health insurance Exchange will …

https://www.dpc.senate.gov/healthreformbill/healthbill35.pdf

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What's health care like in rural America? We're taking a close-up …

(7 days ago) WebHealth problems in rural America are one of those barriers. In 2022, the AHA launched a three-year initiative to help rural hospitals and clinicians provide high-quality, …

https://professional.heart.org/en/news/2024/04/30/whats-health-care-like-in-rural-america-were-taking-a-close-up-look

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Miller Addresses Rural Physician Shortage With Latest Bipartisan Bill

(Just Now) WebNearly 20% of Americans live in rural areas, but only 10% of physicians practice in these communities American Academy of Family Physicians, and the …

https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases/miller-addresses-rural-physician-shortage-latest-bipartisan-bill

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Blackburn, Hickenlooper Introduce Bill To Expand Access To …

(6 days ago) WebJuly 23, 2021. WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) re-introduced the Rural Health Innovation Act along with Senator John Hickenlooper (D …

https://www.blackburn.senate.gov/2021/7/blackburn-hickenlooper-introduce-bill-to-expand-access-to-urgent-health-care-for-rural-americans

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Bills on 'rural emergency hospitals' and other health issues sent to

(4 days ago) WebThe hospitals must be licensed by states, creating a need for the bill. The Legislature on Tuesday formally sent at least 27 bills to Gov. Ron DeSantis, including a …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/health-news-florida/2024-05-22/bills-on-rural-emergency-hospitals-and-other-health-issues-sent-to-desantis

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U.S. Senators Tina Smith, Jerry Moran Introduce Bipartisan Bill to …

(Just Now) WebLegislation would save rural hospitals from closing emergency, obstetrics departments WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Jerry Moran (R …

https://www.smith.senate.gov/u-s-senators-tina-smith-jerry-moran-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-help-save-rural-hospitals/

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Leading Causes of Death in Rural America as a Public Health Issue

(8 days ago) WebThe following demographic, environmental, economic, and social factors might put rural residents at higher risk of death from public health conditions: Older age and more …

https://www.cdc.gov/rural-health/php/public-health-strategy/public-health-considerations-for-leading-causes-of-death-in-rural-america.html

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Dental care and insurance costs too much. ACA rule could change …

(2 days ago) WebUnder Biden's rule, states have until 2025 to decide whether to mandate that insurers cover dental benefits for adults. The dental benefits would not take effect until …

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/05/20/dental-care-insurance-costs-too-much-aca-rule/73766660007/

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Congress introduces legislation to extend hospital-at-home program

(5 days ago) WebMay 23, 2024 - 04:03 PM. The AHA praised Congress May 23 for their support and introduction of the bipartisan Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act, which …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-05-23-congress-introduces-legislation-extend-hospital-home-program

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A bill to designate 'rural emergency hospitals' is sent to DeSantis

(8 days ago) WebThe Legislature on Tuesday formally sent at least 27 bills to Gov. Ron DeSantis, including a measure that would create a new category of “rural emergency …

https://www.wusf.org/health-news-florida/2024-05-22/rural-emergency-hospitals-bill-florida-desantis-medicare

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Bill Alert: Lower costs, better rural health care

(2 days ago) WebI helped introduce a bill this week that will mean lower health care costs and better care in rural areas of Iowa. I want to make sure you hear about it: The Protect …

https://nunn.house.gov/2023/05/19/bill-alert-lower-costs-better-rural-health-care/

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A family affair: Breaking the generational cycle of heart disease in

(6 days ago) WebRural Americans – particularly those in Appalachia – face some of the highest rates of heart disease and chronic illness in the nation. The medical center is among …

https://www.heart.org/en/news/2024/05/21/breaking-the-generational-cycle-of-heart-disease-in-west-virginia

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Time, distance and staffing pose challenges to health care in rural

(9 days ago) WebJust six of North Dakota's 53 counties have an adequate number of health care workers, according to the Rural Health Information Hub. In addition, 12 of 39 rural …

https://professional.heart.org/en/news/2024/05/09/time-distance-and-staffing-pose-challenges-to-health-care-in-rural-north-dakota

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6 key facts about abortion laws and the 2024 election : Shots

(7 days ago) WebSo far, voters will be weighing in on the right to an abortion in four states: Colorado, Florida, Maryland and South Dakota. Six more states are in the process of …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/22/1252771024/state-abortion-laws-2024-election

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Gov Whitmer Signs Bill to Ensure Equal Insurance

(2 days ago) Web“The signage of Senate Bill 27--Michigan's first mental health parity law that reiterates the verbiage of the Federal Mental Health Parity and Addictions Act of 2008--is …

https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2024/05/21/gov-whitmer-signs-bill-to-ensure-equal-insurance

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Community Hospital Helped Sustain Area that Became the Central …

(8 days ago) WebHe founded Newark’s and New Jersey’s first all-black hospital in what is now the Central Ward for treatment and care in the community, where African-Americans …

https://knowingnewark.npl.org/community-hospital-helped-sustain-area-that-became-the-central-ward/

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North Bergen, New Jersey - Wikipedia

(4 days ago) WebNorth Bergen is a township in the northern part of Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 63,361, an …

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Bergen,_New_Jersey

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H.R.8423 - To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish …

(Just Now) WebSummary of H.R.8423 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish a LGBTQI rural outreach grant program, and for …

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8423

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Rural Metro Medical Services (NY) - The RadioReference Wiki

(5 days ago) WebAMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE WESTERN NEW YORK OPERATIONS. (formerly LaSalle and Towns and Rural/Metro) 481 William L. Gaiter Pkwy. between …

https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Rural_Metro_Medical_Services_(NY)

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