RWJF 112d ago

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation hosted a nonpartisan virtual briefing that examined the state of rural health and explored opportunities to improve health for people living in rural communities. Expert speakers discussed challenges facing rural providers and patients, the role of the recently established Rural Health Transformation Fund, and additional considerations to strengthen rural healthcare in America. 00:00 Introduction with Alyson Northrup, Senior Policy Officer, RWJF 04:35 Remarks and presentation from Colin Planalp, Associate Director, Emerging Health Policy Issues, State Health Access Data Assistance Center 16:16 Remarks and presentation from Heather Howard, Director, State Health & Value Strategies 35:46 Q&A discussion ---------- Like what you see? Subscribe to our channel: http://youtube.com/RWJFvideo The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is committed to improving health and health equity in the United States. In partnership with others, we are committed to taking bold leaps to transform health in our lifetime and paving the way together to a future where health is no longer a privilege but a right. To achieve that vision, we are deepening our focus on dismantling one of the biggest barriers to health in America, structural racism. For more information, visit www.rwjf.org. • Find us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/RWJFoundation • Find us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/RWJFoundation • Find us on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/RWJFoundation Turn on closed captioning to see the transcription