Rural Health Unscripted: Stories from the 2024 RHC Summit

The Bridge Podcast is back—straight from the 2024 Rural Health Clinic Summit!

RHCs are more than just providers—they’re pillars of their communities, ensuring access to essential care where it’s needed most. In anticipation of the 2025 RHC Summit (scheduled for August 14&15 in Lexington, Ky.), this special episode brings you conversations with four incredible speakers from the summit, each with a unique perspective on the challenges and innovations shaping rural health care today.

Host Amelia Holliday sits down with these leaders in the RHC field to talk about everything from workforce shortages to financial sustainability, telehealth advancements, and policy shifts that are making waves in the world of rural health. These are the voices of the people working with and for RHCs, and their insights could change the way we think about rural health care.

Episode Highlights & Timestamps:

• Blue & Co. RHC Specialist & Manager Amanda Dennison – 06:20
• NARHC Executive Director Nathan Baugh – 18:35
• Kentucky Commissioner for the Dept. of Medicaid Services Lisa Lee – 38:00
• North American Healthcare Management Services President & CEO Charles James – 52:32

For more information about the 2025 RHC Summit, contact KORH Senior Project Manager Medina Tipton.

The statements and opinions in The Bridge do not necessarily represent the UK CERH, the KORH, its affiliates, or funding agencies. The Bridge is funded in part by federal grant funds from the Health Resources and Services Administration Primary Care Office.

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