About Us
The WWAMI Rural Health Research Center (RHRC) is one of seven rural health research centers funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) to perform policy-oriented research on issues related to rural health care.
Featured Research
- Trends in Rural and Urban Family Physician Teaching of Health Professions Students and Residents Read more
- Early Evidence of Geographic Variation in Medicare Participation Among Newly Eligible Mental Health Providers Following the 2024 Coverage Expansion Read more
- Methadone Treatment in the Rural and Urban United States: Geographic Barriers and Regional Variations in Medicare-enrolled Opioid Treatment Program Availability Read more
Featured Presentations
News
Davis Patterson Awarded Research & Scholarship Excellence Award
Congratulations to the WWAMI RHRC’s own, Davis Patterson, who has been awarded the 2024 Research [...]
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Sep
Sep
The Association of Rurality and Breast Cancer Stage at Diagnosis
A new study by the WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, led by David Evans, MD, [...]
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Oct
Oct
Geographic Access to Health Care for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries: An Update and National Look
Rural residents travel farther for care and often have more problems accessing care, including medical [...]
11
Sep
Sep
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