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Community Health Workers Spread Across the US, Even in Rural Areas

KFF Health News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Community health worker programs can address common barriers in rural areas, where people face higher rates of poverty and certain health problems , said Gabriela Boscán Fauquier, who oversees community health worker initiatives at the National Rural Health Association. Learn more about KFF.

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Rural America is a Fertile Field for Digital Health

The Health Care Blog

AUGUST 19, 2022

Our rural health care system has suffered badly during the COVID-19 pandemic. It entered the pandemic with severe structural weaknesses, including magnified health disparities and inequities, lower rates of vaccination in the general population, and high risk of rural hospital closures. BY ERIC LARSEN and TOMMY IBRAHIM.

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‘No one can see you now’: What states are doing to boost primary care

Association of Health Care Journalists

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Before joining the Fund in 2013, he served the state of Rhode Island for eight years as the country’s first health insurance commissioner. Prior to that, he was CEO of Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island. Koller is also a professor of practice in the School of Public Health at Brown University. with his wife, Colette Cook.

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Watch: ‘Silence in Sikeston & The Effects of Racial Violence’

KFF Health News

OCTOBER 21, 2024

READ: KFF Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony wrote an essay about what her reporting for this project helped her learn about her own family’s hidden past. Learn more about KFF. USE OUR CONTENT This story can be republished for free ( details ).

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‘Breaking Down Interstate Barriers to Telehealth Delivery’ Tops ATA’s Priorities for 2023

The Health Care Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2022

And, these are just to name a few… Right now, the pandemic’s public health emergency is still in effect until mid-January, and, though it is expected to be renewed, the renewal will only get us into the second quarter of 2023.

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Tribal Health Leaders Say Feds Haven’t Treated Syphilis Outbreak as a Public Health Emergency

KFF Health News

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

KFF Health News is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Sign up for its newsletters here. Learn more about KFF.

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Resource: "American Indian 101": Understanding the History And Contemporary Experiences of Native People in a United States Health Policy Context

Rural Health Information Hub

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

healthcare system, AI/AN data collection, and healthcare delivery in the Indian Health Service (IHS). Provides data on insured versus uninsured AI/ANs, insurance type, insurance via Medicaid expansion, and more. -- State Health Access Data Assistance Center

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Exclusive: Emails Reveal How Health Departments Struggle To Track Human Cases of Bird Flu

KFF Health News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

KFF Health News is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Sign up for its newsletters here. Learn more about KFF.

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School of Public Health research hub will focus on health and aging trends among rural Americans

University of Minnesota School of Public Health

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

A research network housed at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health (SPH) will continue its focus on the unique health challenges faced by rural populations, particularly those related… Continue reading →

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California pone gafas, guantes y máscaras a 10.000 trabajadores agrícolas para protegerlos de la gripe aviar

KFF Health News

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Este artículo fue producido por KFF Health News , que publica California Healthline , un servicio editorialmente independiente de la California Health Care Foundation. Learn more about KFF. USE OUR CONTENT This story can be republished for free ( details ).

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Number of U.S. hospitals offering obstetric care is declining

University of Minnesota School of Public Health

DECEMBER 4, 2024

These rates increase more for people in rural areas and people of color, who… Continue reading → Maternal mortality rates in the U.S. are consistently higher than those in many other high-income countries.

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Talking rural healthcare with SPH’s Carrie Henning-Smith

University of Minnesota School of Public Health

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Q: What barriers to accessing healthcare do rural communities face? Henning-Smith: Rural residents have a variety of challenges accessing care. In general, they have access to fewer providers, especially… Continue reading →

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Public Health Departments Face a Post-Covid Funding Crash

KFF Health News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

. “You cannot hire the firefighters when the house is already burning,” said Brian Castrucci , president and CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation , an organization that advocates for public health policy. If you have questions about the availability of this or other content for republication, please contact NewsWeb@kff.org.

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Budget cuts and layoffs hit public health departments as federal Covid aid ends

HEALTHBEAT

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

“You cannot hire firefighters when the house is already burning,” said Brian Castrucci, president and CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation, an organization that advocates for public health policy.

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Si Trump recorta fondos, millones de personas en nueve estados podrían perder Medicaid

KFF Health News

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Daniel Derksen, director del Center for Rural Health de la Universidad de Arizona, dijo que es poco probable que Arizona elimine su cláusula de activación y compense los fondos federales perdidos. Learn more about KFF. USE OUR CONTENT This story can be republished for free ( details ).

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Mountain Town Confronts an Unexpected Public Health Catastrophe

KFF Health News

OCTOBER 18, 2024

KFF Health News is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. I listen for the songs of birds, but all I can hear are generators. Learn more about KFF.

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Hospital Systems: A Framework for Maximizing Social Benefit

The Health Care Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

Hospital consolidation has risen to the top of the health policy stack. It is important to acknowledge here that hundreds more hospitals, many in rural health shortage areas or in inner cities, would have closed had they not been rescued by larger systems. By JEFF GOLDSMITH and IAN MORRISON. Managed Competition.

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How America Lost Control of the Bird Flu, Setting the Stage for Another Pandemic

KFF Health News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Describing the 19 rural counties she serves as “very minimal-government-minded,” she said, “if you try to work against them, it will not go well.” ” Rural health departments are also stretched thin. ” As Trump comes into office in January, farmworkers may be even less protected.

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With Medicaid expansion, NC governor solidified health care legacy

NC Health News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The program was part of a so-called transformation that changed Medicaid from a traditional state-run, fee-for-service program to one run by national insurers — a policy shift that Republican legislative leaders insisted on before even considering expansion. But expansion is unquestionably Cooper’s most impactful health policy success.

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Cómo una regla federal propuesta sobre el calor podría haber salvado la vida de trabajadores agrícolas

KFF Health News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

KFF Health News is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Jeremy Young, productor senior de Fault Lines en Al Jazeera English, colaboró con este informe.

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How America lost control of the bird flu, setting the stage for another pandemic

HEALTHBEAT

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Jennifer Morse, medical director of the Mid-Michigan District Health Department, said local health officials have been hesitant to apply pressure after the backlash many faced at the peak of Covid. Rural health departments are also stretched thin.

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Black Americans Still Suffer Worse Health. Here’s Why There’s So Little Progress

KFF Health News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

“So much of what we see is the long tail of slavery and Jim Crow,” said Andrea Ducas , vice president of health policy at the Center for American Progress, a nonprofit think tank. All signs point to systems rooted in the nation’s painful racist history, which even today affects all facets of American life.

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Community Health Workers Spread Across the US, Even in Rural Areas

Rural America is a Fertile Field for Digital Health

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‘No one can see you now’: What states are doing to boost primary care

Watch: ‘Silence in Sikeston & The Effects of Racial Violence’

‘Breaking Down Interstate Barriers to Telehealth Delivery’ Tops ATA’s Priorities for 2023

Tribal Health Leaders Say Feds Haven’t Treated Syphilis Outbreak as a Public Health Emergency

Resource: "American Indian 101": Understanding the History And Contemporary Experiences of Native People in a United States Health Policy Context

Exclusive: Emails Reveal How Health Departments Struggle To Track Human Cases of Bird Flu

School of Public Health research hub will focus on health and aging trends among rural Americans

California pone gafas, guantes y máscaras a 10.000 trabajadores agrícolas para protegerlos de la gripe aviar

Number of U.S. hospitals offering obstetric care is declining

Talking rural healthcare with SPH’s Carrie Henning-Smith

Public Health Departments Face a Post-Covid Funding Crash

Budget cuts and layoffs hit public health departments as federal Covid aid ends

Si Trump recorta fondos, millones de personas en nueve estados podrían perder Medicaid

Mountain Town Confronts an Unexpected Public Health Catastrophe

Hospital Systems: A Framework for Maximizing Social Benefit

How America Lost Control of the Bird Flu, Setting the Stage for Another Pandemic

With Medicaid expansion, NC governor solidified health care legacy

Cómo una regla federal propuesta sobre el calor podría haber salvado la vida de trabajadores agrícolas

How America lost control of the bird flu, setting the stage for another pandemic

Black Americans Still Suffer Worse Health. Here’s Why There’s So Little Progress

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