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Register for Annual Conference in Louisville today

NRHA's 36th Annual Rural Health Conference, the nation's largest gathering of rural health professionals, follows the Kentucky Derby this year in Louisville, Ky. Turn your trip into a vacation before joining colleagues and experts from across the country for networking, education and advocacy May 7-10. Go for the Triple Crown by also attending the annual Rural Medical Educators Conference May 7, and help us best last year’s record attendance

2013 Rural Health Awards nominations

Each year NRHA honors outstanding individuals and organizations who have dedicated their time and talents in the field of rural health to improving the well being of others. Consider nominating your favorite rural health professionals so that they may be honored nationally for their contributions to rural health.

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NRHA announces 2013 Rural Health Award recipients

The National Rural Health Association is proud to announce its 2013 Rural Health Award recipients. The following organizations and individuals will be honored May 9 during NRHA’s 36th Annual Rural Health Conference, which will attract more than 900 rural health professionals and students to Louisville, Ky. “We’re proud of this year’s winners,” says Alan Morgan, [...]

NRHA participates in White House forum on military credentialing and licensing

On Monday, April 29, NRHA Vice President of Program Services, Amy Elizondo, participated in the White House Forum on Military Credentialing and Licensing.  NRHA was invited to take part in the Advanced Medical Occupations Roundtable as part of the forum. The forum stemmed from First Lady Michelle Obama’s and Dr. Jill Biden’s Joining Forces campaign [...]

Several Senators question prudence of CAH cuts

At a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on the President’s budget currently underway, several Senators expressed concern over proposed cuts to Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs).  The President’s budget proposes to alter the CAH program in two ways.  First, facilities designated by their states as “necessary providers” that are located less than ten miles from another facility [...]

Representatives send Title VII funding letter to Appropriations Committee

Seventy-seven members of Congress sent a “Dear Colleague” letter to the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies in support of $280 million for HRSA’s Title VII health professions programs in Fiscal Year (FY) 2014. The letter outlines how important these programs are for health care workforce development and education. Representatives Diana DeGette [...]

Senator Roberts questions Secretary Sebelius about cuts to CAHs

At a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the President’s budget request for federal fiscal year 2014 yesterday, Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) asked Secretary Sebelius about the repeated calls from the administration to strip some facilities of their Critical Access Hospital (CAH) status and lower reimbursement rates for all CAH facilities. Specifically, the budget calls for [...]

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