Medicare payment tool may disadvantage rural patients
(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review) A Medicare tool for adjusting risk underpredicts mortality and overpredicts spending for rural
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Rural Health
VA launches offline mobile app to support HBPC teams in remote areas
(Source – news.va.gov) Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) teams now have a faster and more secure way to support Veterans in
Read MoreStates Jostle Over $50B Rural Health Fund as Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Trigger Scramble
(By Sarah Jane Tribble for KFF Health News) WASHINGTON — Nationwide, states are racing to win their share of a
Read MoreKey Takeaways from CMS’s Rural Health Funding Announcement
(Authors: Zachary Levinson, Scott Hulver, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Sep 23, 2025) On September 15,
Read MoreHealth Care Cuts Threaten Homegrown Solutions to Rural Doctor Shortages
(By Bernard J. Wolfson for KFF Health News) CHICO, Calif. — Olivia Owlett chose to do her primary care residency
Read MoreThe Rural WAVE: establishing relationships
(Source – news.va.gov) The Rural WAVE (Wellness and Veteran Engagement) Initiative helps to provide a renewed sense of purpose for
Read MoreHow ATLAS is transforming remote care for Veterans
(Source – news.va.gov) Retired Army Veteran Michael Hanna is always looking for activities to keep him busy. Bike rides, swimming—R&R,
Read MoreHow rural hospitals are banding together to survive
(By Arielle Zionts for NPR) BOWMAN, N.D. — Retta Jacobi stepped onto a metal platform that lifted her to an
Read MoreMedicare Advantage Enrollees Account for 25% of all Inpatient Hospital Days
(Authors: Jamie Godwin, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Zachary Levinson, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Aug 26, 2025)
Read MoreReducing suicide risk for rural Veterans
(Source – news.va.gov) When you think about rural living, you may picture quiet mornings, wide-open spaces, friendly neighbors and a
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