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April 25, 2013 | Program Result
From 2009 to 2011, the Rural Policy Research Institute examined the impact of health reform proposals and the Affordable Care Act on rural people, places, and providers, and gave policy-makers unbiased, nonpartisan analysis.
February 29, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has awarded $9.1 million to medical students participating in the National Health Service Corps’ Students to Service Loan Repayment Program. In exchange for funds to repay their medical school debts, t ...
January 10, 2010 | Issue Brief
Under its Advancing Public Health Policy and Practice solicitation, RWJF funded 16 projects and the Center for Creative Leadership produced Knowledge Assets that synthesize the work and learnings from these projects.
October 30, 2009 | Report
An analysis looks at why residents of rural areas have higher uninsurance rates than their urban counterparts and how to remedy that.
December 9, 2009 | Chart
The report also provides state-by-state estimates of the effects of the legislation on overall health insurance coverage rates (for both rural and urban persons), as well as estimates of how the previously uninsured would be covered under the provisions of the legislation.
October 1, 2003 | Program Result
Audubon Area Community Services in Owensboro, Ky., planned and implemented a Free to Grow model that reduced risks for substance abuse by combining grassroots community action with intensive case management for high-risk families.
March 1, 2002 | Program Result
The Alpha Center for Health Planning, Inc., in Washington (now called the AcademyHealth), a nonprofit policy institute, offered technical assistance to states and facilities participating in a federal program designed to keep struggling rural hospitals open.
July 1, 2002 | Program Result
Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill examined the long-term impact of federal, state, and private investment on rural communities' physician recruitment and physician workforce stability.