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Rural Health Amendments Pass the Senate Finance Committee
Last week the Senate Finance Committee approved the “Chairman’s Mark” of the SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act...
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Rural health care shortage needs better public policy
More than a third of rural Americans live in Health Professional Shortage Areas. Nearly 82 percent of rural counties...
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Senator wants rural health, telehealth included in SGR repeal
Despite the progress made yesterday toward repealing the sustainable growth rate (SGR) and making changes to Medicare payments physicians,...
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Zenzinger named to fill Hudak’s Colorado Senate seat
Rachel Zenzinger, an Arvada City Council member, has been named to fill the Colorado state Senate seat left vacant...
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Taking care: Small rural hospitals face uncertain future under ACA
The rollout of the Affordable Care Act has already set off significant change and uproar around individual insurance plans....
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Extra ambulance funding important in rural areas
An amendment to extend extra funding for Medicare payments to ambulance services is particularly important for rural communities, Sen....
