Developing home health services in rural communities--an innovative solution to a thorny problem.
Developing financially sound home health agencies in isolated rural communities is a continuing problem. This article discusses the use of a little known provision of the Rural Health Clinics Act, P. L. 95-210, as a vehicle for creating an economically viable home health program in an isolated mountain community of Northern California.
D002140:California; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008507:Medically Underserved Area / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics*; D012423:Rural Health; D014481:United States