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Why Health Care Is Harder to Access in Rural America

(8 days ago) WEBHealth Care. Alyssa M. Hundrup. Director. [email protected]. (202) 512-7114. More than 60 million Americans—about one-fifth of the U.S. population—live in rural areas. On average, rural residents are older and generally have worse health …

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

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Rural health care: Big challenges require big solutions

(2 days ago) WEBGiven the trend of rural hospital closures and concerns about access to health care services, most rural health care activity focuses on the here and now. In …

https://www.aha.org/news/insights-and-analysis/2020-01-28-rural-health-care-big-challenges-require-big-solutions

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Continuing Challenges in Rural Health in the United States

(3 days ago) WEBIn addition to health care for chronic diseases (heart disease, diabetes, cancer), rural residents also face challenges in receiving care for mental health conditions as well as …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7043306/

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Health Disparities Affect Millions in Rural U.S. Communities

(1 days ago) WEBOct. 31, 2017. Rural Americans—who make up at least 15 to 20% of the U.S. population—face inequities that result in worse health care than that of urban and suburban residents. These rural health disparities are …

https://www.aamc.org/news/health-disparities-affect-millions-rural-us-communities

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Health in Rural America NIH News in Health

(7 days ago) WEBRural areas also tend to have more older adults. Older adults experience more chronic health issues than younger people. But rural residents may live far from hospitals and be less likely to have health insurance. Care …

https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2022/03/health-rural-america

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Rural Health Disparities Overview - Rural Health …

(3 days ago) WEBA 2019 American Journal of Public Health study found that from 2008-2010 and 2014-2016, rates of cigarette smoking among rural and urban adolescents declined, but that rural rates fell more slowly …

https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/topics/rural-health-disparities

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About Rural Health CSELS Rural Health CDC

(2 days ago) WEBRural Americans face numerous health disparities compared with their urban counterparts. More than 46 million Americans, or 15 percent of the U.S. …

https://www.cdc.gov/ruralhealth/about.html

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Rural Health Policy Overview - Rural Health Information Hub

(8 days ago) WEBRural health policy addresses many of the same issues as the broader realm of health policy, such as access to care, quality improvement, cost containment, and healthcare system redesign. …

https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/topics/rural-health-policy

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The Biden-Harris Administration is taking actions to …

(7 days ago) WEBThe Biden-Harris Administration is taking actions to improve the health of rural communities and help rural health care providers stay open. HRSA’s National …

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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Rural Health - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(5 days ago) WEBRural residents also have higher rates of smoking, which increases the risk of many chronic diseases. Health Care Access: Rural counties have fewer health care workers, specialists (such as cancer doctors), critical care …

https://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/resources/publications/factsheets/rural-health.htm

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

(8 days ago) WEBIt emphasized the need for increased access to care, improved quality of health care and a more targeted approach to reducing risk factors. It was released in …

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

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Rural Health CMS - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

(7 days ago) WEBIn 2016, CMS established the Rural Health Council to address three strategic aspects: Improving access to care for Americans living in rural settings; …

https://www.cms.gov/priorities/health-equity/rural-health

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Addressing Rural Health Challenges Head On - PMC - National …

(3 days ago) WEBHealth Professions Workforce Shortage. About 20 percent of Americans live in rural areas, but barely one-tenth of physicians practice there 2.The federal government projects a …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6140198/

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Health disparities among the many unique challenges for people …

(1 days ago) WEBIn June, the Association awarded $20 million in research funding through the Health Equity Research Network on Improving Access to Care and other Health …

https://newsroom.heart.org/news/health-disparities-among-the-many-unique-challenges-for-people-in-rural-america

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Addressing Disparities in Rural Health Care - U.S. News & World …

(5 days ago) WEBYet rural health care issues have long presented opportunities for innovation. "Because of those challenges, rural has always been an innovation hub …

https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2021-06-23/addressing-disparities-in-rural-health-care

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Less staff, longer delays and fewer options: Rural America …

(5 days ago) WEBRural areas comprise about two-thirds of the primary care health professional shortage areas nationwide, even though only 20% of Americans live in …

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/staff-longer-delays-fewer-options-rural-america-confronts/story?id=97911613

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Recent Demographic Trends Have Implications for Rural Health …

(6 days ago) WEBRural Demographic Trends and Health. Monitoring demographic trends informs planning for medical facilities, staffing, and access to specialized care, all issues that are …

https://carsey.unh.edu/publication/recent-demographic-trends-have-implications-rural-health-care

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Rural Health: Issues and Solutions for Rural Communities

(9 days ago) WEBMedicare) • About 368,000 ND are rural (outside the MSAs) –about 356,000 are urban –. (USDA Economic Research Service, September 2014) • 46% of ND veterans are rural …

https://ruralhealth.und.edu/assets/1050-3556/032618-rural-health-issues-and-solutions.pdf

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The Rural Health Conundrum - Forbes

(7 days ago) WEBRural road and landscape. Office of Senator Bill Frist, MD. Health systems, simply put, are designed for urban and suburban communities — not rural. Doctors …

https://www.forbes.com/sites/billfrist/2024/03/12/the-rural-health-conundrum/

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Issues in Rural Health: Access, Hospitals, and Reform - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBThis overview discusses articles published in this issue of the Health Care Financing Review, entitled “Access to Health Care Services in Rural Areas: Delivery and …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4193574/

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Rural health is a crisis that can be solved, here and now

(3 days ago) WEBThe National Rural Health Alliance (the Alliance) recently released a new publication, Rural Health in Australia Snapshot 2021 (the Snapshot), that provides a …

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ajr.12848

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The Top 5 Challenges in Rural Healthcare - Part 1: Access - Pulsara

(6 days ago) WEBIn the United States, rural healthcare serves one-quarter of the nation’s population. Rural healthcare does many things incredibly well, such as personalization …

https://www.pulsara.com/blog/the-top-5-challenges-in-rural-healthcare-part-1

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Advancing rural health in Northeast Washington and beyond

(7 days ago) WEBAccess to health care across rural Washington is a growing challenge. The state’s rural areas have a shortage of primary care providers, and in many rural …

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/may/06/advancing-rural-health-in-northeast-washington-and/

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AMA president-elect, from Louisville, lays out his ideas for getting

(Just Now) WEBWith about 46 million people in the U.S. living in rural areas and new research showing they are more likely to die early from the five leading causes of death than their …

https://cidev.uky.edu/kentuckyhealthnews/2024/05/13/ama-president-elect-from-louisville-lays-out-his-ideas-for-getting-more-physicians-in-rural-areas-reforming-prior-authorization/

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Finding Statistics and Data Related to Rural Health

(8 days ago) WEBWhat sources provide access to rural or rural-relevant data? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) focused on rural health issues in a special …

https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/topics/statistics-and-data

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

(Just Now) WEBIn North Dakota, 39% of the state’s more than 779,000 residents live in rural areas. A presidential advisory from the American Heart Association in 2020 found that health …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/time-distance-and-staffing-pose-challenges-to-health-care-in-rural-north-dakota/ar-BB1mgRha

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B/CS in DC: tackling rural health care concerns, keeping hospitals …

(8 days ago) WEBThis year’s health focus is rural health. This is a specialty for the A&M Rural and Community Health Institute. Executive Director Dr. Kia Parsi says for the past 20 …

https://www.kbtx.com/2024/05/07/bcs-dc-tackling-rural-health-care-concerns-keeping-hospitals-open/

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Rural hospitals facing low Medicare Advantage pay risk closing

(5 days ago) WEBAnalysts say hundreds of small, rural hospitals like Nehama Valley Community Hospital in Seneca, Kansas, are at risk of closing, and contend Medicare Advantage is …

https://www.modernhealthcare.com/politics-policy/rural-hospitals-medicare-advantage-pay-closing

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DeVry University's Health Equity Symposium Explores Improving

(8 days ago) WEBLisle, Ill. – May 10, 2024 – Artificial intelligence, healthcare and equity converged during DeVry University’s Bridging the Gap Between Artificial Intelligence and …

https://www.devry.edu/newsroom/news/2024/devry-university-health-equity-symposium-explores-improving-disparities-and-outcomes-with-AI.html

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UVM Medical Center wants to build a surgery center to cut wait …

(9 days ago) WEBYet, significant opposition to the Surgery Center is coming from two small rural hospitals − Copley Hospital in Morrisville and Northwestern Medical Center in St. …

https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/2024/05/08/uvm-health-network-wants-to-build-a-surgery-center-to-cut-wait-times/73598569007/

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