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Podcast: How Rural Hospitals in Illinois are Working to Provide Better Access to Care
“We can’t improve upon the Medicaid program individually. Critical access hospitals can’t do it alone, Medicaid health plans can’t do it alone. We need to do it together.”
Listen as Pat Schou, ICAHN Executive Director, joins Samantha Old Frey of the Illinois Association of Medicaid Health Plans on the #SamSays podcast this week to discuss the landscape of rural hospitals in Illinois, the challenges these hospitals and patients face, and how ICAHN – Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network is working to provide better access to care.
Ep. 102 – How Rural Hospitals in Illinois are Working to Provide Better Access to Care (podbean.com)
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The Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network (ICAHN) advances the strength, sustainability, and transformation of Illinois’ rural hospitals through collaboration, advocacy, and shared solutions that improve performance and community health. Representing Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) designated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, ICAHN is a nationally recognized rural health leader supporting sustainable hospitals, strong communities, and a healthier rural Illinois—Better Together.
