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CMS unveils new rural health strategy

Modern Healthcare: The CMS has made a commitment to keep rural communities in mind when developing regulations.

On Tuesday, the federal agency released an eight-page rural health strategy, which outlined its promises to reduce regulatory barriers to telehealth, improve outreach to providers in these communities to make sure they understand CMS programs, and identify practical solutions that will help better care in these areas. The document did not outline policy announcements.

"This administration clearly understands that one of the keys to ensuring that those who call rural America home are able to achieve their highest level of health is to advance policies and programs that address their unique healthcare needs," CMS Administrator Seema Verma said in a comment.

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