234193 Health Care Reform and the Future of Health Care in Rural America

Sunday, November 7, 2010 : 5:00 PM - 5:20 PM

Keith Mueller, PhD , College of Public Health, Department of Health Management and Policy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) contains numerous provisions that can be used to change the landscape of health care services in rural areas. This presentation will focus on those provisions that would foster systems of care, community-based public health interventions, increases in workforce in rural areas, and multi-sectoral policy development. Strategies will be suggested for community and provider-based activities to optimize use of the resources made available by the ACA.

Learning Areas:
Administration, management, leadership
Advocacy for health and health education
Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
explain how health reform creates opportunities to improve the health of rural populations describe provisions of health care reform that have major implications for rural people and places

Keywords: Health Care Reform, Rural Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am qualified to present because of my previous presentations on this topic.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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