Rural Health Care
Industry analysts and health care providers testified at a hearing on challenges facing rural hospitals and offered their recommendations fo… read more
Industry analysts and health care providers testified at a hearing on challenges facing rural hospitals and offered their recommendations for improvements. Some of the areas discussed were incentives for doctors to serve in rural communities, the role of telemedicine services using communications technology, and changing Medicare reimbursement payment rates to hospitals and physicians. close
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George Pink Deputy Director University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill->NC Rural Health Research Program
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