Health Care Reform

Health care reform can begin in rural America.

However, merely living in rural America today increases the risk of being uninsured. This is primarily because the rural economy tends to be dominated by smaller employers and the self-employed, and because rural residents are more likely to work for low-wage employers. Both small and low wage employers are less likely to offer health insurance.

The NRHA supports an Interest Group on Universal Access. This group has the a primary focus on eliminating financial barriers to access health care. The group analyzes and supports efforts to provide universal health care; both recent state solutions as in Maine, proposals to cover all residents under consideration in numerous states as well as federal programs and initiatives.

Upcoming Events

December 10-12, 2008 : Minority and Multicultural Health Conference : Albuquerque, NM

Plan now to attend the NRHA Minority and Multicultural Conference in Albuquerque, NM. The goals and objectives of the conference are: To provide a forum to examine issues related to connecting the need for partnerships between economic development and rural health among minority and multi-cultural populations; to identify the environmental and developmental challenges faced by health care agencies seeking to serve rural minority & multicultural populations; to identify the barriers and/or challenges to linking economic development and health care to rural minority & multicultural populations; and to identify best practices & methodologies toward forging partnerships among economic development and rural minority and multicultural populations.

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January 26-28, 2009 : Rural Health Policy Institute : Washington, DC

Hear first-hand about new federal policies and directly impact your rural community.

The NRHA Policy Institute provides you an opportunity to directly participate in the American policy-making process with access to members of Congress, key public health officials and nationally known health care experts. Not only will you be up-to-date on what will happen to rural health care in 2009, you will have an opportunity to help shape it.

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May 5-8, 2009 : Annual Conference : Miami Beach, FL

Plan now to attend the most exciting event on the calendar for rural health professionals - the 2009 NRHA Annual Conference. This is a tremendous opportunity for rural health professionals to network with their peers, gain valuable continuing education credits and visit Miami Beach.

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