Rural Health
Resources by Type: Video/Multimedia
Wisconsin Rural Health: Healthy Hospitals. Healthy Communities.
Video promoting the strengths and benefits of rural hospitals in Wisconsin, including interviews with hospital CEOs and managers. Originally presented at the 2016 Wisconsin Rural Health Conference. Transcript available below description.
Date: 07/2016
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Hospital Association
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Video promoting the strengths and benefits of rural hospitals in Wisconsin, including interviews with hospital CEOs and managers. Originally presented at the 2016 Wisconsin Rural Health Conference. Transcript available below description.
Date: 07/2016
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Hospital Association
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Stroudwater Population Health
An 8-part video series designed to help rural healthcare organizations transition from payment for volume to payment for value and advance population health strategies. Each part discusses an important strategy for achieving population health, including: quality and efficiency, network relationships and service rationalization, employer-sponsored health plans and fee-for-service payments, shared savings plans, and full risk payments and capitation.
Date: 06/2016
Sponsoring organization: Stroudwater Associates
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An 8-part video series designed to help rural healthcare organizations transition from payment for volume to payment for value and advance population health strategies. Each part discusses an important strategy for achieving population health, including: quality and efficiency, network relationships and service rationalization, employer-sponsored health plans and fee-for-service payments, shared savings plans, and full risk payments and capitation.
Date: 06/2016
Sponsoring organization: Stroudwater Associates
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Rural Health Care Disparities Created by Medicare Regulations
Transcript of a July 28, 2015, U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, Subcommittee on Health hearing concerning rural healthcare disparities created by Medicare regulations. Features testimony from the Arizona Center for Rural Health and leaders from two Critical Access Hospitals and one rural hospital. Covers physician shortages; graduate medical education; the impact of regulatory changes such as the 96-hour rule, the two-midnight rule, and physician supervision requirements; and more.
Additional links: Carrie Saia, Holton Community Hospital - Testimony, Daniel Derksen, Arizona Center for Rural Health - Testimony, Shannon Sorensen, Brown County Hospital - Testimony, Tim Joslin, Community Regional Medical Centers - Testimony
Date: 07/2015
Sponsoring organization: House Ways and Means Committee, Subcommittee on Health
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Transcript of a July 28, 2015, U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, Subcommittee on Health hearing concerning rural healthcare disparities created by Medicare regulations. Features testimony from the Arizona Center for Rural Health and leaders from two Critical Access Hospitals and one rural hospital. Covers physician shortages; graduate medical education; the impact of regulatory changes such as the 96-hour rule, the two-midnight rule, and physician supervision requirements; and more.
Additional links: Carrie Saia, Holton Community Hospital - Testimony, Daniel Derksen, Arizona Center for Rural Health - Testimony, Shannon Sorensen, Brown County Hospital - Testimony, Tim Joslin, Community Regional Medical Centers - Testimony
Date: 07/2015
Sponsoring organization: House Ways and Means Committee, Subcommittee on Health
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Oversight Hearing on "Examining the True Costs of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in Native Communities"
Recording of a July 29, 2015 U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing concerning alcohol and drug abuse in native communities. Focuses on the rate of unnatural deaths on reservations due to substance abuse and the costs associated with the loss of human life.
Date: 07/2015
Sponsoring organization: Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
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Recording of a July 29, 2015 U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing concerning alcohol and drug abuse in native communities. Focuses on the rate of unnatural deaths on reservations due to substance abuse and the costs associated with the loss of human life.
Date: 07/2015
Sponsoring organization: Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
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Labor-HHS Subcommittee Hearing: Rural Health
Recording of a May 7, 2015, hearing before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. Witnesses include Sean Cavanaugh from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Tom Morris from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP), and other leaders working directly in rural healthcare facilities and programs.
Date: 05/2015
Sponsoring organization: Senate Committee on Appropriations
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Recording of a May 7, 2015, hearing before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. Witnesses include Sean Cavanaugh from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Tom Morris from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP), and other leaders working directly in rural healthcare facilities and programs.
Date: 05/2015
Sponsoring organization: Senate Committee on Appropriations
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The Extender Policies: What Are They and How Should They Continue Under a Permanent SGR Repeal Landscape
Provides resources from the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on Medicare extender policies to determine whether they should be made permanent. Addresses payment adjustments for low-volume hospitals, rural areas, and more. Includes statements from the Rural Hospital Coalition, American Hospital Association, and National Rural Health Association on the impact of these payment policies on rural hospitals and rural beneficiaries.
Additional links: Statement of the American Hospital Association, Statement of the National Rural Health Association, Statement of the Rural Hospital Coalition, Transcript
Date: 01/2014
Sponsoring organization: House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Health
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Provides resources from the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on Medicare extender policies to determine whether they should be made permanent. Addresses payment adjustments for low-volume hospitals, rural areas, and more. Includes statements from the Rural Hospital Coalition, American Hospital Association, and National Rural Health Association on the impact of these payment policies on rural hospitals and rural beneficiaries.
Additional links: Statement of the American Hospital Association, Statement of the National Rural Health Association, Statement of the Rural Hospital Coalition, Transcript
Date: 01/2014
Sponsoring organization: House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Health
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Demographics of Rural America
A May 24, 2013 "America by the Numbers" C-SPAN recording. Provides an overview of rural population trends, including maps and charts.
Author(s): John Cromartie, Jim Webster
Date: 05/2013
Sponsoring organization: C-SPAN
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A May 24, 2013 "America by the Numbers" C-SPAN recording. Provides an overview of rural population trends, including maps and charts.
Author(s): John Cromartie, Jim Webster
Date: 05/2013
Sponsoring organization: C-SPAN
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President Trump Participates in The Great, Historic Investment in Rural Health Roundtable
Recording of a January 16, 2026, roundtable on rural healthcare, including the Rural Health Transformation Program. Features remarks from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mehmet Oz, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, members of Congress, and rural providers.
Sponsoring organization: The White House
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Recording of a January 16, 2026, roundtable on rural healthcare, including the Rural Health Transformation Program. Features remarks from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mehmet Oz, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, members of Congress, and rural providers.
Sponsoring organization: The White House
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Exploring the Health Care Challenges Rural Americans Face Across 5 States
Articles from Rural RX, a series intended to explore the forces that shape rural health care in America. Features programs in Alabama, Texas, Colorado, New York, and West Virginia.
Author(s): Nicole Ellis, William Brangham, Caleb Hellerman
Sponsoring organization: PBS News Hour
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Articles from Rural RX, a series intended to explore the forces that shape rural health care in America. Features programs in Alabama, Texas, Colorado, New York, and West Virginia.
Author(s): Nicole Ellis, William Brangham, Caleb Hellerman
Sponsoring organization: PBS News Hour
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Telehealth for FQHCs/RHCs: Video Resource Library
Offers videos on topics relevant to telehealth implementation for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs). Topics address telehealth readiness, marketing, selecting service providers, process improvement, and documenting workflows. Also, covers telehealth in primary care and dentistry, school-based telehealth, and diabetes prevention, screening and education services. Transcripts are available in the video descriptions.
Sponsoring organization: National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers
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Offers videos on topics relevant to telehealth implementation for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs). Topics address telehealth readiness, marketing, selecting service providers, process improvement, and documenting workflows. Also, covers telehealth in primary care and dentistry, school-based telehealth, and diabetes prevention, screening and education services. Transcripts are available in the video descriptions.
Sponsoring organization: National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers
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