Archived Policy Positions
After seven years of the approval of an Issue Paper or a Policy Brief, that paper automatically undergoes a two-part review process. If the Rural Health Congress does not make a decision on the paper or brief within eight years from approval or if the Congress votes to archive a paper, it is no longer considered an official position of the NRHA. All policies will be kept on file but separate from current, active policies.
If you have any questions about any of these papers or if you are an NRHA member and would like to revisit/update any of these papers, please contact the NRHA Government Affairs office at (202) 639-0550 or dc@nrharural.org.
List of Archived Policy Positions
The positions listed below are in the chronological order that they were originally adopted by the Rural Health Congress (formerly the Rural Health Policy Board).
Rural Veterans: A Special Concern for Rural Health Advocates
— May 2004 (Updated February 2007)
Federal Medicaid Reform: A Rural Perspective
— April 2004 (Updated May 2007)
Federal Medicaid Reform: A Rural Perspective
— May 2003 (Updated May 2007)
National Agenda for Rural Minority Health: The Need For Responsive Rural Health Delivery Systems
--- July 2001
Long-Term Care in Rural America
--- May 2001
National Agenda for Rural Minority Health: The Need for Standardized Data and Information Systems
--- April 2001
National Agenda for Rural Minority Health: Recruitment and Training of Health Professionals
--- April 2001
Community Health Advisor Programs
--- November 2000
Access to Health Care for the Uninsured in Rural and Frontier America
— May 1999
Mental Health in Rural America
— May 1999
A National Agenda for Rural Minority Health
— May 1999
Rural Physician Recruitment and Retention
— November 1998
Facilitating the Use of National Surveys in Rural Health Research
— May 1998
A Vision for Health Reform Models for America's Rural Communities
— February 1998
Funding of Graduate Medical Education Updated
— February 1998
The Role of Telemedicine in Rural Health Care
— February 1998
HIV/AIDS in Rural America
— November 1997
Rural and Frontier Emergency Medical Services Toward the Year 2000
— May 1997
Rural Health Clinics in Rural America
— February 1997 (updated November 2006)
Antitrust and Rural Health
— May 1996
The Impact of Entitlement Programs on Rural Health
— May 1995
National Health Policy Reform: The Rural Perspective
— September 1992
