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- December 7, 2012
6 Questions About How the Fiscal Cliff Affects Healthcare
Read moreThe impending “fiscal cliff” is a package of automatic spending cuts and tax hikes set to kick in next month unless President Barack Obama and Capitol Hill agree on a way to stop them. Kaiser Health News poses a few questions and answers about what could happen in the...
00 - November 16, 2012
Provider Groups Lobby Against Fiscal Cliff
Read moreAs lawmakers and President Barack Obama discuss possible changes to federal entitlement programs as part of a larger deal to avoid the fiscal cliff, provider groups are making their case loud and clear – cuts are not welcome. The fiscal cliff is the mix of expiring tax breaks and...
- November 15, 2012
VA Office of Rural Health: Webinar Resources Available
Read moreDid you know about 3.4 million Veterans (about 41% of total) enrolled in the VA Health Care System live in rural or highly rural areas of the country? Men and women Veterans from geographically rural areas make up a disproportionate share of service members and comprise about 39% of...
- November 9, 2012
Sign Up for NOSORH’S Series of Free Webinars to Celebrate National Rural Health Week
Read moreNovember 12th through the 16th is National Rural Health Week, and at CRHC, we will be celebrating the power of rural all week. We recognize that while facing unique healthcare needs, rural areas are full of innovation and are wonderful places to live and work. We also know that...
- August 30, 2012
SHADAC Report Finds Safety Net Programs Working for Kids
Read moreThe State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) released a report which analyzes recent trends in health insurance coverage for children at the state level between 2008 and 2010. The report found the percentage of children with public coverage through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) increased...
- August 30, 2012
The Hospitality of Rural Hospitals
Read moreThe Durango Herald writes about the hospitality of a rural hospital. Read the article here.
- August 23, 2012
Happy Safety Net Clinic Week!
Read moreSafety Net Clinic Week (SNCW) is almost over, but the success continues. This week 13 clinics across the state provided tours or hosted an open house to celebrate SNCW. All total, over 200 people visited a Rural Health Clinic (RHC) or a Community-Funded Safety Net Clinic (CSNC). CRHC and ClinicNET...
- August 23, 2012
Colorado’s Health Care Safety Net: 2012 Primer Released by CHI
Read moreThis week the Colorado Health Institute (CHI) published, “Colorado’s Health Care Safety Net: 2012 Primer.” The primer provides information about the providers in the safety net, who uses it, and where safety net funding comes from, as well as a list of additional resources and more information regarding the safety...
- August 10, 2012
Will Anyone See the New Medicaid Patients?
Read moreAbout 69 percent of doctors nationally accept new Medicaid patients, but the rate varies widely across the country. A new study in Health Affairs, detailed in Kaiser Health News, says that in Colorado, slightly less than the national average of doctors agree to take on new patients who are...
- August 10, 2012
Comments from a Rural Healthcare Leader
Read moreWatch a video interview with Todd Linden, President and CEO of Grinnell Regional Medical Center, a 49- bed, private non-profit hospital in Grinnell, Iowa. In the interview. Mr. Linden discusses the differences between running a rural versus an urban medical facility, how technology is affecting rural healthcare, and his...
