Comments on: Local Rural Access Must Be Part of Value Based Purchasing Reform http://www.ruraladvocate.org/2009/08/local-rural-access-must-be-part-of-value-based-purchasing/ Rural health as it is and we hope it to be Mon, 02 Aug 2010 22:35:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Brock Slabach http://www.ruraladvocate.org/2009/08/local-rural-access-must-be-part-of-value-based-purchasing/comment-page-1/#comment-166 Brock Slabach Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:11:27 +0000 http://www.ruraladvocate.org/?p=113#comment-166 It's interesting to note that the existing reform proposals do little to control costs (at least meaningfully), which means that can will be kicked down the road for another day. You're exactly right, a proactive rural advoacy position while we wait for the other shoe to drop (cost controls) is precisely what we need! It’s interesting to note that the existing reform proposals do little to control costs (at least meaningfully), which means that can will be kicked down the road for another day. You’re exactly right, a proactive rural advoacy position while we wait for the other shoe to drop (cost controls) is precisely what we need!

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