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Let physician-owned hospitals meet rural health needs

Amid growing health care consolidation, new bipartisan bill in Congress would permit physician-owned hospitals in rural areas with no nearby hospital.

Population Health
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Value-based care helps Sanford Health meet rural patients’ needs

In one pilot, emergency department visits fell by more than 60% in part due to the South Dakota health system’s careful adoption of value-based care.

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Payment & Delivery Models
Health System Spotlight
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It’s time to revamp Medicare’s broken MIPS program

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) disproportionately penalizes physicians in rural and small practices, threatening access to care.

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Payment & Delivery Models
Fighting for Physicians
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Training physicians to serve rural communities, close care gaps

For medical students interested in practicing in small towns, University of Iowa Health Care has a program to build pathways for rural physicians.

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Population Health
Health System Spotlight
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Physician-led team-based care: Council on Medical Service reports

Download PDFs of council reports that address payment and insurance coverage for, and delivery, supervision, and coordination of, care provided by physician-led teams of clinicians. Key Council reports on this topic highlight team-based care in the context of wellness, preventive care, behavioral health care, and pain management.

Medical Service
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AMA outlines 5 keys to fixing America’s rural health crisis

Rural health inequities are getting worse, exacerbated by health system strains that are reducing access to care. Here’s how to turn things around.

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Population Health
Fighting for Physicians
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Improving health in rural areas is within our collective reach

The death rate in rural America is 20% higher than in urban centers. The AMA is pursuing policies that can reduce rural health inequities nationwide.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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Rural infection preventionists need community support

When there’s a viral outbreak in a rural area, physicians and others working to control it need timely help. Learn more with the AMA and the CDC.

Population Health
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Teaming up with the Cherokee Nation to address doctor shortages

Rural areas are especially hard hit by physician shortages. A medical school affiliated with the Cherokee Nation aims to help fill the gap.

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