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Nursing
AANP Foresees Five Healthcare Trends to Watch in 2022Nurse practitioners will be at the forefront of pressing healthcare issues, American Association of Nurse Practitioners predicts.
Human Resources
Seeking Refills: Aging Pharmacists Leave Drugstores Vacant in Rural AmericaPharmacies were once routinely bequeathed from one generation to the next, but, in interviews with more than a dozen pharmacists,...
Clinical Care
The ER Charged Him $6,500 for Six Stitches. No Wonder His Critically Ill Wife Avoided the ER.Couple snagged by major problems in American health care: very high billing, obscure pricing, high-deductible insurance plans, and few care...
Strategy
Rural Health Organizations Voice Support For Rural Health Equity ActThe bill would establish the "Office of Rural Health" within the office of the Director of the CDC and would...
Finance
As Big Pharma and Hospitals Battle Over Drug Discounts, Patients Miss Out on Millions in BenefitsCongress created the 340B program in 1992 to provide extra funding for hospitals and clinics, especially those serving the poor...
Strategy
How Rural Communities Are Losing Their PharmaciesIndependent pharmacies are struggling due to the vertical integration among drugstore chains, insurance companies and pharmaceutical benefit managers, which gives...
Payer
Uninsured in South Would Win Big in Democrats' Plan, but Hospitals Fear Funding LossNearly two-thirds of those in the Medicaid coverage gap live in one of three Republican-controlled states: Texas, Florida, and Georgia.
Strategy
NRHA's Grassroots Initiative To Target Rural Vaccine HesitancyCEO Alan Morgan, MPA, shares how COVID is continuing to affect rural communities and how rural health stakeholders can successfully...
Telehealth
Feds Offer $1.15B to Fund Rural High-Speed Internet AccessUSDA also invests $50 million to improve access to telemedicine, distance learning for 7.6 million rural Americans.
Clinical Care
Direct Primary Care, With a Touch of Robin HoodSt. Luke's, a clinic with a staff of four in a nondescript shopping center, offers an unorthodox combination of concierge-style...
Human Resources
In Maine, Vaccine Mandate for EMTs Stresses Small-Town Ambulance CrewsEMS crews have been busier than ever this year, as people who delayed getting care during the COVID-19 pandemic have...
Telehealth
Seniors' Telehealth Use Holds Steady, but Rural Access LagsOne-third of rural older adults had at least one virtual visit in 2020, compared with nearly half of seniors in...