2007 Rural Health Policy Institute Recap
 | Rural Health Policy InstituteFebruary 26-28, 2007 |  |
18th Annual Rural Health Policy Institute Recap
Approximately 400 rural health care providers, educators, administrators as well as rural community leaders attended this year’s Policy Institute. During the Institute, rural health advocates learned about the development and implementation of health care policy in informative, policy relevant sessions.
Most importantly, attendees met with members of Congress and their staffs, sharing with them the NRHA’s 2007 advocacy requests and priorities to strengthen the nation’s rural health care delivery system.
During the Institute, awards were presented to Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Representative Bart Stupak (D-MI), Lindsey Henjum (Office of Senator Conrad (D-ND)), and Jeff Vorberger (Office of Representative Peterson (R-PA)) to celebrate four rural health champions. Members of each state’s delegation were present for these awards.
Make sure to join us for the 2008 Policy Institute next year to help carry the message of the importance of rural health to lawmakers in Washington DC!
18th Annual Rural Health Policy Institute PowerPoints
Monday, February 26, 2007
Orientation (First-Time Attendees) – Tim Fry
The 2007 Rural Health Agenda – George Miller and Alan Morgan
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) Director – Marcia Brand
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Deputy Administrator – Herb Kuhn
The Insiders’ View: Key Congressional Staff – Melanie Rhinehart, Erin Tuggle, Mike Woody
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Director – Carolyn Clancy
Concurrent Breakout Sessions:
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC): What Works, What Doesn’t, and What is Needed for Rural – Nick Wolter (5.8MB)
Medicaid: Why It is Important to Rural Health – Diane Rowland, Becky Slifkin, and Sally Richardson
Farm Bill: Economic Development Opportunities – Wayne Myers, Jason Boehlert, and Shawna Girgis
Tools and Resources in Rural Research – John Gale, Keith Mueller, and Mary Wakefield
Medicare Advantage and the Medicare Drug Benefit in Rural America – Vicki Gottlich, Tim McBride, Brock Slabach, and Paul Moore
Health Information Technology in Rural America – Lammot du Pont, William England, Neal Neuberger, and FCC Staff
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Successful Rural Health Advocacy – Elizabeth Gertz and Tim Fry
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
The New Federal Budget Dynamic – Robert Bixby, Richard Kogan, and Jocelyn Guyer
