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January 26, 2016 – January 27, 2016 Please join USDA Rural Development and RUPRI for a two day conference and technical assistance training event focused upon capital
Payment to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans was fundamentally altered by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA). This brief finds that while
National Academy of Sciences releases report Rationalizing Rural Area Classifications for the Economic Research Service, including presentations from RUPRI Leaders, Dr. Tom Johnson and Dr.
January 13, 2016 Starting January 13, 2016, the Rural Business Program at the University of Texas at San Antonio – Institute for Economic Development is
Quote from RUPRI President Chuck Fluharty at White House Convening on Rural Placemaking on November 17, 2015. “Charles Fluharty, President and CEO of the Rural
RUPRI Health Panel Provided Comments to CMS–2328–NC Request for Information (RFI): Medicaid Program; Data Metrics and Alternative Processes for Access to Care in the Medicaid
Cheryal Lee Hills, Executive Director, Region Five Development Commission (R5DC) Affiliate 501c3 North Central Economic Development Association With over 25 years of experience in community and
RUPRI Health Panel Provided Comments to CMS-9937-P Proposed Rule: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2017; Network
RUPRI Health Panel Provided Comments to CMS-9933-IFC Interim Final Rule: The Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan Program. December 21st, 2015. Read Comment Letter Here
Bruce has been a professor of applied economics at Oregon State University since the 1970s, where he teaches courses on rural community economics and policy
Rural Policy Research Institute
The University of Iowa
College of Public Health
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