The Rural Policy Research Institute provides nonpartisan, research-based analysis and information on the challenges, needs, and opportunities facing rural communities.
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The RUPRI Health Panel has released a new paper, Advancing Population Health in Rural Places: Key Lessons and Policy Opportunities. This paper advances policy discussion
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In September, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Innovation Center (CMMI) released the notice of funding opportunity for the Community Health Access and Rural
Health Panel member Jennifer Lundblad participated on a Panel at the Bipartisan Policy Center in October 2020 on the state of rural healthcare in Minnesota
The coronavirus pandemic precipitated significant but temporary changes in telehealth policy and the use of telehealth services to ensure access to needed health services during
August 26 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm More than 700 women a year die of complications related to pregnancy in the U.S., and two-thirds of these
August 18, 2020 The Community Health Access and Rural Transformation (CHART) Model team will be hosting an overview webinar on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 from
The RUPRI Health Panel has released a new brief that identifies key questions to ask when creating, modifying, or using a definition. Rural definitions in
In May 2020, the Health Panel offered comments in response to the CMS Maternal and Infant Health Care in Rural Communities Request for Information. View
The Health Panel is pleased to offer comments in response to the proposed rule CMS-4190-P related to Medicare Advantage (Part C), Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
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