Podcasting about policy and the impact on quality of life. (TheRuralImpact.com) 30+years in health care (urban and rural.) Speaker, strategist, writer, collaborator solving complex issues, passion for cooking, grand mothering, dog mothering & golfing.
Michelle Rathman 🧡💙🌻☮️🎙️
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We are now (6/10) at 260 registrations. There is tremendous interest in this topic, I think especially now. Rural health organizations are facing unprecedented challenges. I'm excited to moderate this conversation after a year of working on this project. Check it out. tinyurl.com/bddd8uz3
The obsession is putting us all at grave risk and in many ways.
www.cnn.com/2026/06/04/h...
I’d like to know how we’re equipped for this horrific comeback. www.salon.com/2025/04/28/w...
My statement on the new Medicaid work reporting requirement regulation is below.
Short take: Winners = tech vendors
Losers = 1. people with chronic and acute conditions like cancer and SUD;
2. states trying to implement the rule responsibly.
ccf.georgetown.edu/2026/06/02/n...
👀Screwworm Flies and Drought Spell Tougher Times for Cattle Ranchers www.nytimes.com/2026/06/06/b...
Our new report breaks down the rise in child uninsured rate from 2022-2024 by age
Tragically babies, toddlers and preschoolers lost coverage at a higher rate than older kids.
And b/c Medicaid child enrollment is ⬇️ so quickly now the child uninsured rate is likely still rising.
The number of uninsured young children has risen across the U.S., report finds, but Texas has the most www.dallasnews.com/news/public-...
