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LOCATION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Columbus Club at Union Station
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE: Health care delivery poses unique challenges in rural communities.   Provider shortages are particularly acute in rural America, where levels of educational achievement are generally lower and there are fewer opportunities to receive medical training.   Unemployment and uninsurance rates are higher in rural areas than elsewhere. What provisions in the various reform proposals affect rural health care? What particular challenges need to be overcome in order to improve care delivery in rural areas? What aspects of health reform will require special accommodation in rural areas?  Are delivery systems in rural areas currently able to handle the influx of new patients coverage expansion would bring? How does HIT factor into rural reform? To answer these questions and more, the Alliance for Health Reform hosted a briefing with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on October 30. 
SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Alliance Briefing: Rural Health: Laying the Foundation for Health Reform
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