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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


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Rural Health Policy Forum

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Minnesota Rural Health Conference June 26, 2018

Duluth, MN

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Diane Calmus

Government Affairs and Policy Manager National Rural Health Association Washington, DC

The Voice of Rural Health!TM

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.

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PRE‐CONFERENCE SURVEY

  • 64 Responses

The Voice of Rural Health!TM

22% 16% 11% 8% 6% 37%

State or County Government Academic/education Critical Access Hospital PPS Hospital/health system Clinic Other

42% 31% 11% 10% 6%

Other Administration or Finance Consultant Nurse Public Health Staff

Agency Type Position Type

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Top Concerns

  • Access
  • Workforce
  • Finance
  • Innovation
  • Regulatory
  • Other

The Voice of Rural Health!TM

53% 18% 13% 7% 6% 3%

Access Workforce Finance Innovation Regulatory Other

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Strategies

  • Finance
  • Innovation
  • Workforce
  • Regulatory
  • Access

The Voice of Rural Health!TM

55% 27% 9% 9% 0%

FINANCE INNOVATION WORKFORCE REGULATORY ACCESS

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Policy Panel

The Voice of Rural Health!TM

Diane Calmus

Government Affairs and Policy Manager National Rural Health Association

dcalmus@nrharural.org

Buck McAlpin

Government Relations Libby Law Office

buck@libbylawoffice.com

Mary Krinke

Vice President, Government Relations Minnesota Hospital Association

mkrinkie@mnhospitals.org

Sam Smith

Public Policy Coordinator NAMI Minnesota

ssmith@namimn.org

Kristi Kane

Director Arrowhead Area Agency on Aging

kkane@ardc.org

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THANK YOU

The Voice of Rural Health!TM

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