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A Conversation about Rural Prosperity and its Connection to Policies, Past, Present & Future with Tony Pipa, Brent Orrell and Matthew Hildreth
In this Rural Impact Extra Episode: A Conversation about Rural Prosperity and its Connection to Policies, Past, Present & Future, Michelle leads the episode with a discussion with two esteemed experts in the...
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New Rural Project with Cynthia Wallace
In this extra episode of the Rural Impact Michelle welcomes Cynthia Wallace, Executive Director of the non-profit, New Rural Project, which she co-founded in April 2021 to discuss the impacts of H.R.1, as well as the...
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Big Bill and Huge Losses for Rural Health with Edwin Park, Shawn Martin and Nathan Baugh
Michelle kicks off this episode with Edwin Park, Research Professor at the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, within the McCourt School of Public Policy. His work primarily focuses on Medicaid,...
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A Conversation About Closing the Rural Urban Divide with Anthony Flaccavento
In this extra episode of Rural Impact, Michelle Rathman begins the episode with Anthony Flaccavento. Anthony is a farmer and rural development consultant from Abingdon, Virginia, in the heart of the Appalachian...
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Candid Conversation with Democratic Party Leaders Jane Fleming Kleeb, Chris Jones, Will Westmoreland and Russ Carnahan
Guests:
President of the Association of State Democratic Committees Jane Kleeb
DNC People's Cabinet Member and Co-chair of Dirt Road Dems Chris Jones
DNC People's Cabinet Member and rural policy expert Will...
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Accelerating Better Health Outcomes in Rural America with Mindy Cook and Kallie Provost
In this special “What’s Your Impact?” episode of Rural Impact, Michelle Rathman starts by speaking with Mindy Cook, National Senior Director for Rural Healthcare Quality Outcomes Research and Analytics at the American...
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Medicaid and its Impact on Maternal and Infant Health with Joan Alker
In this extra episode, once again focusing on fast-moving developments related to health policy, Michelle welcomes back Joan Alker, Executive Director of the Center for Children and Families (CCF) and Research...
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Disconnected: A Conversation about Health Care, Broadband, Access and Economics with Sarah Jane Tribble, Caresse Jackman and Joshua Seidemann
In part one of this extra episode, Disconnected: A Conversation about Health Care, Broadband, Access and Economics, Michelle is joined by award-winning journalists Caresse Jackman and Sarah Jane Tribble.
Sarah Jane...
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A Conversation with James Decker, West of 98
In this extra episode of The Rural Impact, James M. Decker joins Michelle Rathman to discuss issues impacting rural areas, including revitalization, agriculture, community engagement, economy, and education. James is...
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The Upheaval of Federal Health Policy with Julie Rovner
In this extra episode of The Rural Impact, Michelle Rathman is joined by Julie Rovner, KFF Health News Chief Washington Correspondent. Julie hosts the KFF Health News weekly health policy news podcast, "What the...
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Connecting Health Outcomes to Congressional Districts with Ben Spoer, PhD
In this extra episode of The Rural Impact, Michelle Rathman interviews Ben Spoer, PhD, about the Congressional District Health Dashboard, a crucial tool designed to provide health data at the congressional district...
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A Conversation about Reaching Rural Voters with Jess Piper
Just after returning to the studio after two back-to-back episodes where Michelle spent time at the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) Policy Institute and the National Association of Community Health Centers'...
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