President Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual today: Regina M. Benjamin, Nominee for Surgeon General, Department of Health and Human Services. Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA, is Founder and CEO of the Bayou La Batre Rural Health Clinic in Bayou La Batre, Alabama. She is the...

On June 25, Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced S. 1355, the Rural Health Clinic Patient Access and Improvement Act of 2009. The bill addresses long-standing underpayments to rural health clinics, introduces a quality improvement program to RHCs, and provides incentives to recruit and retain...

With the talk of federal health care reform changing daily, there are a few tools that can help you sort through the mess….. CRHC is keeping track of the discussion at the federal level and will be following how reform efforts will impact rural health care providers and consumers....

Thank you Colorado Rural Health Center members for your help in making the 2009 Legislative Session a success. CRHC took positions on 9 pieces of legislation and were involved altogether with 11 bills. Please click here for a recap of some of the bills CRHC worked on this year.

Hooray! We all can finally breathe a sigh of relief as the 2009 Legislative Session is over. Stay tuned as I will be posting an overview of the bills CRHC tracked this session and how your legislator voted on rural health issues. Thanks to all of you for your...

Well, we’re down to the last days of the 2009 legislative session and there is still a lot that needs to be done! The Good News: SB09-002 (increase funding for EMTS from $1 to $2) passed the General Assembly and is off to the Governor for his signature. THANK...

In order to balance the budget, the General Assembly is proposing to take $35 million from healthcare programs, which include Primary Care Funds, tobacco cessation, and wellness & prevention programs. They are also proposing 4.33% provider rate cuts. These proposed cuts to healthcare services have already been approved by...

SB09-002 which would increase funding for Emergency Medical & Trauma Services is up for its almost-final hurdle in the House Appropriations Committee next Friday, April 17th and we need your help, especially if your Representative sits on this Committee. It is also extremely important to begin reaching out to...

The 2009 Colorado General Assembly is almost a month away from adjourning. Stay up to speed on what bills CRHC is tracking and how they may impact rural healthcare. Please click HERE for the CRHC Bill Tracking Tool.You can also visit the CRHC Policy & Advocacy page for more...

Two bills that CRHC supports are scheduled to be heard this Friday, April 3rd in House Appropriations and we need your help to move them through! HB09-1111: Health Resources for Underserved Areas is an extrememly important bill that will greatly impact rural healthcare access and services by strengthening the...