Rural Health Policy Forum ________________________________________ Minnesota Rural Health Conference June 26, 2018 Duluth, MN
The Voice of Rural Health! TM Diane Calmus Government Affairs and Policy Manager National Rural Health Association Washington, DC Diane Calmus joined the National Rural Health Association staff in 2015 as the Government Affairs and Policy Manager. Previously, she worked as a legislative assistant to Rep. Kevin Brady, the chair of Ways and Means, where she handled a variety of health care issues with a focus on Medicare policy. She also worked as a health policy fellow at the Heritage Foundation.
The Voice of Rural Health! TM PRE ‐ CONFERENCE SURVEY • 64 Responses Agency Type Position Type 6% State or County Government 22% 10% Other Academic/education 37% Administration or Finance 11% 42% Critical Access Hospital Consultant PPS Hospital/health system Nurse 16% Clinic Public Health Staff Other 6% 31% 11% 8%
The Voice of Rural Health! TM Top Concerns 3% 6% Access • Access 7% Workforce • Workforce Finance 13% • Finance 53% Innovation • Innovation Regulatory • Regulatory 18% Other • Other
The Voice of Rural Health! TM Strategies 0% 9% • Finance FINANCE 9% • Innovation INNOVATION • Workforce WORKFORCE 55% • Regulatory REGULATORY 27% • Access ACCESS
The Voice of Rural Health! TM Policy Panel Diane Calmus Government Affairs and Policy Manager Sam Smith National Rural Health Association Public Policy Coordinator dcalmus@nrharural.org NAMI Minnesota Buck McAlpin ssmith@namimn.org Government Relations Kristi Kane Libby Law Office buck@libbylawoffice.com Director Arrowhead Area Agency on Aging Mary Krinke kkane@ardc.org Vice President, Government Relations Minnesota Hospital Association mkrinkie@mnhospitals.org
The Voice of Rural Health! TM THANK YOU Join the MRHA Today! Our mission is to strengthen the health, health care and well ‐ being of rural Minnesotans through leadership, advocacy, education and collaboration www.MNRuralHealth.org
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