$50 Billion for Rural Health: Where to Put It to Work
Beth Papetti Beth Papetti

$50 Billion for Rural Health: Where to Put It to Work

The Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) is $50 billion in federal investment directed at exactly the communities that need it most. For rural hospital leaders and health system executives who move quickly and invest strategically, it is the most significant opportunity to reshape rural care delivery in a generation.  

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The Coverage Illusion: Every Front Door to Your Health System Needs a Self-Pay Strategy — and Employers Are Already Building Their Own 
Beth Papetti Beth Papetti

The Coverage Illusion: Every Front Door to Your Health System Needs a Self-Pay Strategy — and Employers Are Already Building Their Own 

As deductibles hit historic highs and Medicaid coverage erodes, insured patients are functionally uninsured for most of the year. Every access point in your care model — urgent care, primary care, employer clinics — must now price and package services for a patient who pays like a consumer, not a beneficiary. 

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Earlier Palliative Care Involvement is fundamental, human-centered care
Beth Papetti Beth Papetti

Earlier Palliative Care Involvement is fundamental, human-centered care

There are very few interventions in all of healthcare that generate benefit across every stakeholder simultaneously. Palliative Care is one of them. What if the most powerful thing medicine could offer a seriously ill patient wasn't another treatment — but rather, clarity? Palliative Care is built on that premise. The evidence is unambiguous — patient’s values and goals are genuinely heard and woven into their care plan, clinicians experience less moral distress, and health systems reduce costly, avoidable utilization. This is not a nice-to-have service. It is a required staple of serious illness care.

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