federal rural health strategy

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services had introduced what it calls its “first rural health strategy.” According to the agency, the purpose of the strategy is …to provide a proactive approach on healthcare issues to ensure that the nearly one in five individuals who live in rural America have access to high quality, affordable healthcare. “For the first time, CMS is organizing and focusing our efforts to apply a rural lens to the vision and work of the agency,” said CMS Administrator Seema Verma. “The Rural Health Strategy supports CMS’ goal of putting patients first. Through its implementation and [...]