Making health care work in rural communities.
Rural employees are experimenting with purchasing cooperatives to reward local providers for delivering cost effective care. Two rural communities share their attempts to improve and quality of local health care delivery.
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D003363:Cost Control / Q000379:methods; D003625:Data Collection; D017049:Employer Health Costs; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000191:economics*; D006265:Health Care Coalitions / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008910:Minnesota; D008923:Missouri; D011243:Preferred Provider Organizations / Q000191:economics*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012423:Rural Health