November 1, 2004
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Program Result
Between 1996 and 2003, researchers at the Rural Health Research Center at the University of Minnesota studied changes in the rural health system and produced and disseminated several publications describing those changes.
January 1, 2002
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Program Result
Geisinger Clinic, a nonprofit physician group practice serving northeastern and central Pennsylvania, screened more than 5,000 of its elderly, mostly rural enrollees to identify those at high risk for nutritional deficiency.
March 1, 2000
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Program Result
The State of Nebraska Department of Health launched five regional networks that have improved access to care in rural areas, offered managed care products to rural consumers, and enhanced recruitment and retention efforts of rural physicians.
January 1, 1999
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Program Result
The People-to-People Health Foundation conducted a national survey of rural physicians in 1993 and 1994 to examine their practice style and supply in medically underserved areas.