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Rural Living RSS FeedsOutreach Sourcebook, Vol. 13, 2005-2008 - Detailed descriptions of 29 rural health outreach grant projects funded for 2005-2008 period. Includes project description and contact information. Includes index of health topics addressed by each project. -- Office of Rural Health Policy...Feed Source: www.raconline.org Medicare at a Glance - Provides an overview of the Medicare program, including how it is financed, who is eligible and what benefits are covered under the program. In addition, it describes supplemental health insurance, benefits provided by the new drug law and data on Medicare expenditures and financing. -- Kaiser Family Foundation... The Medicaid Program At A Glance - Provides an overview of the Medicaid program, the populations that it serves, and the services that it covers. -- Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured... Employer Sponsored Health Insurance A Comparison of the Availability and Cost of Coverage for Workers in Small Firms and Large Firms - Identifies important differences in the availability and cost of coverage for workers in small and large businesses that may be relevant for any reform effort. -- Kaiser Family Foundation... Concentrated Rural Poverty and the Geography of Exclusion - Reports that social exclusion and isolation in poor communities often reinforce racial and class inequality. -- Carsey Institute... Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 - Discusses the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. This bill is comprehensive and substantive housing legislation that contains many provisions long advocated by CARH. -- Council for Affordable and Rural Housing... Compatible, Innovative, Sustainable, and Green: Responsible Site Development and Leed Neighborhood Design - Rural Ulster Preservation Company discusses its participation in the LEED Neighborhood Development Pilot Program and its plans for Woodstock Commons, a green affordable housing project in upstate New York. -- Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania... Going For Zero: The Process of Developing A Near-Zero Energy Home - Rural Development, Inc. describes the goals, design process, and energy saving features of the Colrain project, a near-zero energy home located in rural Franklin County, Massachusetts. -- Housing Assistance Council... Not Your Grandfathers Trailer: Energy Efficient Manufactured Housing - Frontier Housing, a nonprofit affordable housing organization, developed a unique program that addresses the low-income housing needs of rural Kentucky by providing quality, energy-efficient single section manufactured housing. -- Housing Assistance Council... Greening Homes Through Brown Development: Water Conservation and Drought Tolerant Landscaping - Working in the arid climate of central Washington, the Office of Rural and Farmworker Housing has developed several techniques to conserve water and reduce utility costs for clients. -- Housing Assistance Council... Household Food Security in the United States, 2007 - Presents statistics on households food security, food expenditures, and use offood and nutrition assistance programs for 2009. -- U.S. Department of Agriculture... Can Low-Income Americans Afford a Healthy Diet? - Discusses how low-income households tend to consume less nutritious diets than other households, and they do not meet Federal recommendations for consumption of fruit, vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat dairy products. -- USDA Economic Research Service... Getting Connected: The Outlook for Electronic Prescribing in California - Assesses the progress of transmitting of prescriptions electronically in California and examines how greater coordination between providers, health plans, and pharmacies could help overcome persistent barriers. -- California HealthCare Foundation... Delivering Care Anytime, Anywhere: Telehealth Alters the Medical Ecosystem - Examines the current state of telehealth use, with particular focus on applications that deliver health care services directly to consumers at a distance, on demand, and via any electronic means. -- California HealthCare Foundation... Homeless Veterans - Examines homelessness among U.S. veterans. A list of resources for further study is also provided. -- National Coalition for the Homeless... RAC Maps: Interactive Research - Describes the map tools available through the Rural Assistance Center's website. -- Rural Assistance Center... Theresa Chan, M.D., creator of Rural Doctoring - Interviews Theresa Chan, a family practice physician in rural northern California, on how she began her Rural Doctoring blog in May of 2008, which records the realities of making a living as a healthcare professional in rural areas. -- Rural Assistance Center... The HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the United States - Provides an overview that includes the key trends and the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the U.S. -- Kaiser Family Foundation... Recession, Health and Health Care - Describes the impact of the economy's recessive state on health and health care. -- Rural Assistance Center... Considering the D word - Examines the state of the current economy, its recession and possible morph into a depression. Addresses its international impact and its affect on the workforce. -- Rural Assistance Center... Selected Findings on Child and Adolescent Health Care From the 2007 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports - Presents findings from the 2007 National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) and National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR) on health care quality, access, and utilization for children and adolescents. -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality... Support Services Enhance Rural Cancer Care - Describes how grant monies enhance support services for rural cancer patients. Services and programs include: iVIDA! Breast Cancer Education for Survivors & Providers via Telemedicine, CHEER, and support from the American Cancer Society (ACS). -- Rural Assistance Center... Starting A Nonprofit - Designed to facilitate starting a nonprofit, register it with your state (if you want to incorporate) and obtain tax-exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service -- National Minority AIDS Council... Telemedicine Revolutionizing Rural Cancer Care - Describes the prevalence and importance of the role telemedicine has in treating cancer patients living in rural areas. -- Rural Assistance Center... Getting Cancer Screenings to Rural Patients - Discusses the importance of early detection of breast and prostate cancers. -- Rural Assistance Center... Policy Recommendations- In Support of Rural Entrepreneurship - Discusses recommendations from the Microenterprise and Entrepreneurship Rural Summit which was held in May 2008. -- RUPRI Center for Rural Entrepreneurship... Primary Care Physician Supply, Physician Compensation, and Medicare Fees: What Is the Connection? - Focuses on the inadequate supply of primary care physicians and ways to boost access to primary care. -- National Health Policy Forum... Measures and Methods: Four Tenets for Rural Economic Development in the New Economy - Presents four methods and measures for promoting effective economic development. Strategies include innovation, capital investments, environmental development, and generating networks of personal contacts. Describes examples from North Dakota, North Carolina, Nebraska, Virginia, and Arkansas. -- Carsey Institute... Barriers and Drivers of Health Information Technology Use for the Elderly, Chronically Ill, and Underserved - Identifies barriers and drivers that influence the use, usefulness, and usability of interactive consumer health IT for elderly, chronically ill, and underserved populations including rural consumers. -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality... 2008 Rural Hospital Renovation Study - Summarizes the results of a survey on the impact of community hospital renovations on health care delivery and recruiting. -- ... On 10th Anniversary of 1998 Tobacco Settlement, Report Finds Most States Fail to Adequately Fund Tobacco Prevention Programs - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation reports that ten years after reaching more than $246 billion in legal settlements against the tobacco industry, the states have failed to keep their promise to spend a significant portion of the money on programs to protect kids from tobacco and help smokers quit, according to a report released today by a coalition of public health organizations.... HHS Opens Offices of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in China - As part of an ongoing strategy to continually improve import safeguards to meet the changing demands of a global economy, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is this week officially opening offices of its Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Beijing, Guangzhou and Shangai in the Peoples Republic of China.... Medicare Program; Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2009; Final Rule with Comment Period - This final rule with comment period from CMS implements changes to the physician fee schedule and other Medicare Part B payment policies to ensure that their payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice and the relative value of services. It also finalizes the calendar year (CY) 2008 interim relative value units (RVUs) and issues interim RVUs for new and revised codes for CY 2009.... Study: Co-op Health Insurance Working for Farmers - Dairy Herd, (WI) article reports that a recent survey of Farmers' Health Cooperative of Wisconsin (FHCW) members reveals that the cooperative has had a positive impact on both the cost and quality of health insurance coverage offered to farmers and agribusinesses.... U.S. Department of Labor Announces Grant Competition Exceeding $17 Million to Help Young Offenders Reform Their Lives - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a three-category, $17.3 million competition through which selected localities will develop strategies to assist all their young offenders returning from correctional facilities.... A New Report Shows How to Reform the Expensive and Dangerous Way We Pay for Health Care - Robert Wood Johnson article tells how the Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement's latest report is urging fixes that could save billions of dollars and make expanding health insurance to the uninsured more affordable.... National Birth Defects Prevention Study Shows Assisted Reproductive Technology is Associated with an Increased Risk of Certain Birth Defects - Infants conceived with Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) are two to four times more likely to have certain types of birth defects than children conceived naturally, according to a study by the CDC.... Secretary Peake Announces Travel Reimbursement Increases for Eligible Veterans - The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today that eligible veterans will see an increase in the mileage reimbursement they receive for travel to VA facilities for medical care.... Speak Your Piece: Give Rural Entrepreneurs a Slice - Daily Yonder editorial discusses how the federal government is stepping in to support banks and insurance companies and, perhaps, the auto industry, but now it needs to invest in rural small-business development also.... CMS Issues Improper Payment Rates for Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP - CMS today reported it protected roughly $400 million of taxpayer dollars as improper payments for Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) decreased from 3.9 percent in Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 to 3.6 percent, or $10.4 billion, in FY 2008.... CDC Names Healthiest, Unhealthiest American Cities - KMOV St. Louis, (MO) article tells of the latest numbers to come from a CDC report, released in August, but little-publicized, that names the healthiest, unhealthiest American cities.... HHS Issues Second Report on Personalized Health Care - HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today released the second report from his Initiative on Personalized Health Care, examining the potential for new findings in genetics and other molecular-level medicine to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of health care.... Farming Windpower where the Antelope Play - Daily Yonder article tells of the massive Foote Creek Rim wind farm that is Wyoming's first commercial facility to generate electricity from wind.... New CDC Study Finds Community Physical Activity Programs Are Money Well Spent - Community-based physical activity interventions designed to promote more active lifestyles among adults are cost-effective in reducing heart disease, stroke, colorectal and breast cancers, and type 2 diabetes, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.... Pryor: Economy Higher Priority Than Health Care Reform - Morning News, (AR) article tells how stabilizing the nations financial crisis will take priority over health care reform in Congress next year, U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., said Thursday after leading a summit on The Future of Health Care.... CMS Allows All Hospitals to Participate in Outpatient Quality Reporting - AHA News reports that critical access hospitals and other hospitals previously not able to submit quality of care data under the hospital outpatient quality data reporting program will be allowed to do so voluntarily beginning with patient encounters in first-quarter 2009, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced last week.... New Inventory of HHS Quality Measures Released to Improve Public- and Private-Sector Performance Measurement Efforts - The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today released the first-ever inventory of quality measures that are used for reporting, payment, or quality improvement by its agencies and operating divisions.... 2009 Open Enrollment for Medicare Prescription Drug and Medicare Advantage Plans Begins November 15th - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today is reminding people with Medicare that, starting November 15th through December 31, they will be able to make changes in their health and prescription drug coverage for 2009.... CMS Identifies 15 Chronic Conditions for Medicare Special Needs Plans - Beginning in 2010, Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans (SNPs) that serve Medicare beneficiaries with chronic conditions must meet new guidelines issued today by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).... Farms Offer Veterans Employment, Place to Heal - Santa Cruz Sentinel, (CA) tells of the Farmer Veteran Coalition Project, which helps returning veterans find jobs on family farms in California.... MedPAC Approves Physician Financial Relationship Disclosure Recommendations - On November 6, 2008, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) met and approved five recommendations related to the public reporting of physician financial relationships.... Housing Counseling Industry Responding to Mortgage Crisis - Housing counseling agencies all across the country are experiencing surging demand for their services, especially among families hoping to avoid losing their homes through foreclosure, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.... U.S. Fire Administration Seeks a Safer Home Fire Season - Home fire season starts now, and the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) is working to make this years cold months safer than last yearswhen there was a dramatic increase in home fire deaths.... New International Survey: More Than Half of U.S. Chronically Ill Adults Skip Needed Care Due to Costs - Compared to patients in seven other countries, chronically ill adults in the United States are far more likely to forgo care because of costs; they also experience the highest rates of medical errors, coordination problems, and high out-of-pocket costs, according to a new study from The Commonwealth Fund.... Chairman Baucus Unveils Major Health Care Reform Blueprint - Leading the charge on health care reform, Montana U.S. Senator Max Baucus, at a press conference on Capitol Hill yesterday, unveiled an 89-page health care reform blueprint, which outlines a path to quality, affordable health care for all Montanans and Americans.... HHS Secretary Highlights Contributions of Health IT Advisory Panel - The American Health Information Community (AHIC) -- a federal advisory committee established in 2005 to offer recommendations to HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt to accelerate the adoption of health information technology, or health IT -- formally concluded its work today.... Medicare Selects Four Companies Where Beneficiaries Can Maintain Their Own Personal Health Records - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced the selection of four personal health record (PHR) companies to participate in the new Medicare PHR Choice Pilot in Arizona and Utah.... Teaching Tools Foster Science and Diabetes Education in Native American Schools - The National Institutes of Health reports that schools across the country now have free access to an innovative set of teaching tools designed to increase the understanding of science, health, and diabetes among American Indian and Alaska Native students from kindergarten through the 12th grade.... CMS Issues Agent Compensation Requirements for Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Programs - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued revised compensation requirements for sales agents and brokers who sell Medicare Advantage and prescription drug benefit plan options to people with Medicare.... Unspoken Illness Among Veterans - Seattle Post-Intelligencer, (WA) article tells how nearly 300,000 veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from either post-traumatic stress or depression, according to a recent study by the Rand Corp.... 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