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From the Bottom Up: Building a Sustainable Public Health System and Presentations from the 2/27/2002 Roundtable Forum
1999-2001 reports prepared by the Rural Health Research Centers.
View the 7/25/2001 Forum: Sizing up Medicare in Rural America: What's Next After the MedPAC Report? See our Summary of this forum
"Rural Welfare Reform in Rural America: A Review of Current Research," RUPRI Document P2001-5. This document is now available on the RUPRI website, at http://www.rupri.org.
New HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson discusses rural health issues with state rural health directors
Introduction
The Capital Area Rural Health Roundtable is an open forum for the exchange of ideas for important rural health topics. Sponsored by the George Mason University Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics, these forums provide briefings on rural health issues for the representatives of Washington-area organizations, agencies and institutions that have a strong interest in rural America and rural health care. In addition to its Capital Hill forums, the Roundtable maintains a listserv to update participants on forum topics, and it maintains a directory of over 600 members and organizations.
The Roundtable is supported through a federal grant from the Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administrations, and guided by an advisory board of public and private health care leaders. It is committed to enlarging the circle of participants involved in rural health policy and encouraging collaboration through shared knowledge among all stakeholders. The forum takes no position on policy issues, but offers an arena for discussion and the dissemination of new ideas.
The Roundtable operates on the premise that while certain rural health care issues are unique to small communities, rural health problems are also a manifestation of the broader problems facing national health care delivery. New solutions and efficiencies in rural health delivery can help inform the greater national debate. The Roundtable also functions on the premise that health care is not only a fundamental human service, but an important economic factor in a small rural economy. Finally, the Roundtable acknowledges the diversity of rural assets and cultures within the Unitied States and seeks to provide for the discussion of a wide range of opinions and strategies.
Forums occur three-to-four times a year and are announced several weeks in advance -- to members by fax -- and through the general press and health press. Topics are generally selected to give attendees a forecast or to provide a more in-depth understanding of a new programs, regulation, or policy decisions on the immediate horizon.