From the CEO
There are many obstacles that rural healthcare face each and every day. The following initiatives are areas that I am passionate about educating our state and national legislative members about the roadblocks these measures impose. Please note by each measure is a link to more information. Believe understanding is improved from reliable information.
Key Initiatives: Federal & State
Access to Capital, Rural Health calls for a new, bipartisan, Hill-Burton Act to repair crumbling infrastructure. Rural lives depend on it.
End Medicare Sequestration of Critical Access Funding
Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, how they refuse to pay hurt patients. MA is a plan that fails the patient.
Long Term Care included on Medicare Cost Report
Strengthen bipartisan support of Hospital facility fees
Prioritize rural healthcare to support VA patients
Colorado Trauma level designation is outdated it hurts patients and Hospitals.
Additional resources are available through our regional and national partners:
Colorado Hospital Transformation Program
National Rural Health Association
NRHA Advocacy
NHRA Resources
Eastern Plains Consortium