Rural communities in the united states face a direct Crisis that Threets the population’s well-being, say the american colleges of physicians, in a new policy Published today in the Annals of internal medicine“Improving Health and Health Care in Rural Communities: a position paper from the American college of physicians,” Says that it is critical that policymakers prioritize and direct attainment to insignia and direction to instep Health care.

“Rural Residents Face a Higher Risk for Death from Heart Disease, Cancer, Unintensive Injury, Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease, and Stroke Compared with Thei URBAN COMMANTERPARTS. Particularly affected by ‘diseases of despair’ and have had a dramaatic increase in Maternal Mortality Rates, “Said isaac O. OPOLE, MBCHB, Ph.D., MACP, PRESIDENT, ACP.

“More needs to be done to help our patients who live in rural communities. Health Coverage and services to them. “

Among the recommendations that ACP makes, they call for efforts to identify and address challenges that disproportionately impact rural populations. ACP REAFFIRMS Its Call For PolicyMakers to Evaluate and Implement Public Policy Interventions That Address Underling Social Drivers of Health That Disprotationately and Negatly IMPACT RAURALY Communities and Perpetuate Rural Health Inquities. Additional, ACP Urges Policymakers to Consistent and Supricly Fund and Support Health Care Programs and Facilites that Serve Rural Communities.

The paper goes on to highlight the need to better support physicians and other members of the health care workforce in rral areas, noting that medical education should increase education ACP calls for increase efforts to increase and retain the rural physician workforce, Including for efforts to Expand Oportunities for Additional International Medical Graduates.

ACP Recognizes The Role that reimbursment plays in recruiting and retaining physicians in rural areas and urges policmakers to adopt incentives that support Physician Recruitment and Retention. Finally, ACP Says that Appropriate Exceptions Should be made to Licensure Requirements for Interstate Care, In Order to ENSURE ACESTE ACCESS to Telehealth Services in understanding areas.

“While we discuss the needs of rural communities, it is important to remumber that these communities are very diverse,” Concluded Dr. Opole. “They Difer in Demographics, Culture, Geography, Isolation Levels, and Economic Activity, meaning that there will not be a single policy approach that work for all of all of them. Rural populations must reflect the diverse needs of the communities they serve. “