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2. Rural health clinic - Wikipedia

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   A rural health clinic (RHC) is a clinic located in a rural, medically under-served area in the United States that has a separate reimbursement structure from the standard medical office under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. RHCs were established by the Rural Health Clinic Services Act of 1977 (P.L. 95-210), (Section 1905 of the Social ...

3. Office of Rural Health Policy - Wikipedia

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   HRSA is the lead federal agency responsible for monitoring and improving historically scarce health care services for 60 million people living in rural areas. In financial year 2008, HRSA invested $175 million to improve health care in rural America, where access to medical services is often limited.

4. Rural health - Wikipedia

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   Rural areas within the U.S. have been found to have a lower life expectancy than urban areas by approximately 2.4 years. [17] Rural U.S. populations are at a greater risk of mortality due to non-communicable diseases such as heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory disease, and stroke, as well as unintentional injuries such as automobile accidents and opioid overdoses compared to urban ...

5. 'Deny, deny, deny': By rejecting claims, Medicare Advantage ...

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   Mary Beth Donahue, president of the Better Medicare Alliance, an advocacy group that supports Medicare Advantage plans, said in a statement: “We acknowledge the challenges facing some health ...

6. Medical deserts in the United States - Wikipedia

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   In addition to the immediate financial problems facing rural healthcare providers, inequities in rural healthcare are further aggravated by the disproportionately low amount of newly graduated doctors that are willing to work in rural areas. [7] Addressing the doctor shortage in the U.S. remains a challenge in terms of improving healthcare in ...

7. Access to health care limited in South Dakota's rural and ...

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   The agency has also undertaken a wide-ranging analysis of the rural health care system in the state and hopes to have a final report, with recommendations for improvements, completed by the end of ...

8. Medical billing - Wikipedia

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   Medical billing, a payment process in the United States healthcare system, is the process of reviewing a patient's medical records and using information about their diagnoses and procedures to determine which services are billable and to whom they are billed.

9. Health care workforce crisis: Why is New Mexico losing doctors?

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   Clark, with the New Mexico Hospital Association, which represents 47 hospitals in the state, said a health care worker shortage is affecting all aspects of health care in the state. Rural and ...