Jul 30, 2015
What Do the Medicare and Medicaid Programs Mean to Rural Health?
July 30th, 2015 marks the
50th anniversary of the Medicare and Medicaid
programs.
Today, Medicare and Medicaid are significant sources of health coverage in rural areas, greatly contributing to healthcare access for rural people. These programs are also critical sources of reimbursement for rural providers and facilities.
To better understand the impact of these program in rural America, we asked experts in the field to answer the question:
"What do the Medicare and Medicaid
programs mean to rural health?"
Ensuring
Access to High Quality Medical Care, Now and in the
Future
by Alan Morgan, Chief
Executive Officer, National Rural Health Association
Medicare's
Impact on Graduate Medical Education and the Rural
Physician Workforce
by Wayne Myers, a
retired pediatrician and rural medical educator who
directed the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy from
1998 through 2000 and was President of the National Rural
Health Association in 2003
An Enormous
Force for Good in Rural America
by
Thomas Hoyer, a retired senior executive for the Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) who recently
completed two terms as a member of the National Advisory
Council on Rural Health and Human Services
Medicare
Payments to Address the Maldistribution of the Health
Workforce
by Thomas C. Ricketts, Deputy Director, Cecil G. Sheps
Center for Health Services Research
Sustainability
of Local Healthcare Services
by Keith
Mueller, Director, Rural Policy Research
Institute (RUPRI) Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis