“Mayo Clinic wants President Obama to make health care a priority once again during his second term.

“On the day after Obama was re-elected, Mayo CEO Dr. John Noseworthy invited him and members of Congress to work with Mayo on fixing the U.S. health care system, which he called ‘unsustainable’ in its current form.

“‘To preserve and strengthen our nation’s economy, it is imperative that we take action now to create a new health care model for America,’ Noseworthy said,” via Post Bulletin.

Public health experts and community development officials are increasingly being urged to combine efforts.

Daily Yonder’s health insurance map makes rural Minnesota look better than the rest of rural America.

“St. Alexius Medical Center in Bismarck, N.D. has joined the Mayo Clinic Care Network, a rapidly growing nationwide network of facilities that carry the Mayo name but remain self-owned.”

via Rochester Post Bulletin

The federal government is sending $30 million to regional offices of the Department of Health and Human Services in an effort to get more small rural hospitals to switch to electronic record-keeping.