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HELPFUL INFORMATION
| Medically Underserved Areas and Health Provider Shortage Areas |
| http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/healthpolicy/primarycare/shortageareas.htm |
| The Center for Primary Care and Rural Health at the Virginia Department of Health has more in-depth information regarding Medically Underserved Areas (MUAs) and Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) in Virginia. |
| Kaisernetwork.org |
| http://www.kaisernetworks.org |
| The web site, Kaisernetwork.org, provides quick access to timely, reliable, and non-partisan information on national health issues through daily news summaries, webcasts, transcripts, access to public opinion data, and much more. |
| Kaiser Family Foundation |
| http://www.kff.org/ |
| The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is a non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation. The Foundation is an independent voice and source of facts and analysis for policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the general public. |
| Virginia Rural Health Resource Center |
| http://www.vrhrc.org/ |
| VRHRC provides technical assistance, facilitates rural health research and collaborates with various public and private organizations to identify and address rural health issues in the Commonwealth, thus ensuring access to quality health care for all rural Virginians. |
IN DEPTH RESEARCH
| 2007 study on access to care by Medicaid recipients |
| http://www.wm.edu/publicpolicy/schroederhome.php |
| Residents in the Williamsburg area who are covered by Medicaid are nearly as likely as those without health insurance to lack access to a doctor, according to a 2007 study by the College of William and Mary's Schroeder Center for Healthcare Policy. |
| Virginia Rural Health Association |
| http://www.vrha.org/ |
| The Virginia Rural Health Association (VRHA) is a
not for profit organization that works to improve the health of Virginia 's rural residents. VRHA members provide care, plan for the delivery of care, and are consumers of health care services. They are individuals and families who desire and need high quality health services close to home. |
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