The following is from our partners, the National Rural Health Association: On December 31, 2009, a number of rural Medicare add-on payments expired. Although extenders of these provisions were included in both the Senate and House versions of health reform legislation, these payments have lapsed, jeopardizing access to care...

Please note: The CO Rural Health Center has not taken a formal position on any of these proposed cuts. Get ready for FY10-11 budget fun under the dome as the Joint Budget Committee (JBC) will be figure setting for the Health Care Policy & Finance (HCPF) Department on March...

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We’re five weeks into the 2010 Legislative Session and the exhaustion is already starting to show! There are approximately 84 bills that have been introduced dealing with healthcare issues alone. CRHC is actively supporting four bills and all of them seem to be sailing through without many issues (hooray!)....

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On February 11th, the White House announced nearly $1 Billion in stimulus funding to support adoption and effective use of Health Information Technology (HIT). Colorado was awarded over $21 million in funding that includes $9.175 million for Health Information Exchange and $12.475 million for the Colorado Regional Extension Center....