Lawmaker Introduces Rural Health
News Date February 26, 2007
Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) recently unveiled a comprehensive rural health legislative agenda. His proposals address the numerous challenges facing rural communities and were introduced in a series of seven bills.
Coleman's legislation is aimed at the shortage of rural health care personnel, the need for improved mental health services in rural communities, and the expansion of remote monitoring to make the most advanced healthcare more accessible. His agenda also focuses on the long-term sustainability of Critical Access Hospitals (CAH), rehabilitating dilapidated CAH buildings, and enabling those rural hospitals to better compete for funding to modernize their health information technology systems. (Contact: Charlie Ingram)