2017-05-11T14:12:54-04:00 2016-06-30 200274631 TOAL GRIFFITH RAGULA LLC 130 ADMIRAL COCHRANE DR SUITE 200 ANNAPOLIS MD 214017368 990EZ 2015-07-01 521967676 MARYLAND RURAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION MARY 4106936988 PO BOX 475 CENTREVILLE MD 21617 LARA D WILSON ED 1/16-PRESENT 4106936988 2017-05-11 true AMANDA R RAGULA CPA P01272970 4102240343 2017-05-11 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z X X WWW.MDRURALHEALTH.ORG X X 87622 X 63411 11190 12950 71 87622 12085 54604 17147 31448 115284 -27662 104898 77236 X 103716 76303 1182 933 104898 77236 104898 77236 X THE MARYLAND RURAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO EDUCATE AND ADVOCATE FOR THE OPTIMAL HEALTH OF RURAL COMMUNITIES AND THEIR RESIDENTS. ADVOCACY: GROWING PRESENCE IN ANNAPOLIS EDUCATING ON THE IMPORTANCE OF IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF RURAL COMMUNITIES WITH AN ANNUAL PUBLISHED LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AND TRACKING OF INTRODUCED LEGISLATION IMPACTING RURAL HEALTH. IN 2015 MRHA EDUCATED ON THE NEED FOR THE REMOVAL OF ATTESTATION REQUIREMENT FOR ALL NURSE PRACTITIONERS (NP)S TO HELP RECRUIT AND RETAIN NPS IN RURAL MARYLAND. MRHA HELPED EDUCATE ON THE NEED TO PROHIBIT ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES SALES TO MINORS TO HELP DETER TOBACCO USE IN RURAL MARYLAND WHERE THERE IS HIGHER TOBACCO USAGE RATES. ON THE BUDGET SIDE MRHA CONTINUED TO ADVOCATE FOR INCREASES IN THE MARYLAND AGRICULTURE EDUCATIONAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FUND (MAERDAF) GRANT PROGRAM AND THE RURAL MARYLAND COUNCIL (RMC). ADDITIONALLY MRHA IS VERY SUPPORTIVE OF RESTORING FUNDING TO RURAL LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT (LHD)S. OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SERVED ON THE NETWORK ADEQUACY WORKGROUP OF THE MARYLAND HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGE THAT WAS CHARGED WITH COMING UP WITH RECOMMENDATION ON HOW TO ENSURE AN ADEQUATE NETWORK OF PROVIDERS WITHIN NEW QUALIFIED HEALTH PLANS. ADDITIONALLY, MRHA WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT TASKFORCE OF THE HSCRC. MRHA CONTINUES TO ENSURE THERE ARE RURAL VOICES AT IMPORTANT STATEWIDE BODIES LIKE THESE THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO IMPROVE RURAL HEALTH. EDUCATION: MRHA IS THE LEADER IN EDUCATING STATEWIDE STAKEHOLDERS ON PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES IMPORTANT TO KEEP RURAL MARYLAND HEALTHY AND IN CONTINUING A STATEWIDE RURAL EVENT THE LAST SIX YEARS THAT HAS BROUGHT TOGETHER STAKEHOLDERS FROM ALL RURAL REGIONS OF THE STATE TO UNDERSTAND AND LEARN FROM EACH OTHER ON HOW TO IMPROVE THEIR COMMUNITY'S HEALTH. THE OCTOBER 2014 EVENT BROUGHT TOGETHER OVER 110 STAKEHOLDERS IN HAGERSTOWN, MD AND WAS THE LARGEST EVENT TO DATE. DIRECT SUPPORT TO RURAL COMMUNITIES: MRHA SUPPORTED TWO SPELLING EVENTS ON THE EASTERN SHORE AND ONE IN WESTERN MARYLAND TO PROMOTE HEALTH CAREERS TO MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS. MRHA RETAINS SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS FOR THESE RURAL STUDENTS AS THEY BEGAN TO ENTER HIGHER EDUCATION THROUGH 2016. MRHA ALSO HELPED TO SUPPORT THREE WINNERS OF THE STATE OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH'S RURAL HEALTH DAY PHOTO CONTESTS IN NOVEMBER 2014. MRHA PARTNERED WITH THE MARYLAND CITIZENS' HEALTH INITIATIVE (MCHI) TO IMPROVE RURAL OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT OF THE UNINSURED. PART OF THIS COLLABORATION INCLUDED SECOND ANNUAL LISTENING SESSIONS WITH THE RURAL CONNECTOR ENTITIES TO GAIN FIRST-HAND FEEDBACK ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MARYLAND HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGE DURING THE FIRST ENROLLMENT PERIOD OF THE ACA. THROUGH THIS WORK MRHA WAS THE LEADER IN ESTABLISHING THE RURAL ACTION ENROLLMENT NETWORK (RAEN). IN 2015 MRHA RECEIVED ITS FIRST ONE YEAR FEDERAL RURAL HEALTH NETWORK PLANNING DEVELOPMENT GRANT TO BRING TOGETHER PARTNERS IN RURAL WESTERN MARYLAND TO IMPROVE THE OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT PROCESS FOR WESTERN MARYLAND AND NEIGHBORING COUNTIES BY IDENTIFYING BEST PRACTICES THAT ADDRESS BARRIERS TO ITS SUCCESS. RAEN HAS INCREASED THE CAPACITY OF CONSUMER ASSISTANCE WORKERS TO PROVIDE BENEFITS COUNSELING TO CONSUMERS IN THE REGION BY PROVIDING EDUCATION TO BOTH CONSUMERS AND CONSUMER ASSISTANCE WORKERS ON BEST PRACTICES FOR CHOOSING AND USING HEALTH INSURANCE. 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FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 ADVOCACY: GROWING PRESENCE IN ANNAPOLIS EDUCATING ON THE IMPORTANCE OF IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF RURAL COMMUNITIES WITH AN ANNUAL PUBLISHED LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AND TRACKING OF INTRODUCED LEGISLATION IMPACTING RURAL HEALTH. IN 2015 MRHA EDUCATED ON THE NEED FOR THE REMOVAL OF ATTESTATION REQUIREMENT FOR ALL NURSE PRACTITIONERS (NP)S TO HELP RECRUIT AND RETAIN NPS IN RURAL MARYLAND. MRHA HELPED EDUCATE ON THE NEED TO PROHIBIT ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES SALES TO MINORS TO HELP DETER TOBACCO USE IN RURAL MARYLAND WHERE THERE IS HIGHER TOBACCO USAGE RATES. ON THE BUDGET SIDE MRHA CONTINUED TO ADVOCATE FOR INCREASES IN THE MARYLAND AGRICULTURE EDUCATIONAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FUND (MAERDAF) GRANT PROGRAM AND THE RURAL MARYLAND COUNCIL (RMC). ADDITIONALLY MRHA IS VERY SUPPORTIVE OF RESTORING FUNDING TO RURAL LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT (LHD)S. OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SERVED ON THE NETWORK ADEQUACY WORKGROUP OF THE MARYLAND HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGE THAT WAS CHARGED WITH COMING UP WITH RECOMMENDATION ON HOW TO ENSURE AN ADEQUATE NETWORK OF PROVIDERS WITHIN NEW QUALIFIED HEALTH PLANS. ADDITIONALLY, MRHA WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT TASKFORCE OF THE HSCRC. MRHA CONTINUES TO ENSURE THERE ARE RURAL VOICES AT IMPORTANT STATEWIDE BODIES LIKE THESE THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO IMPROVE RURAL HEALTH. EDUCATION: MRHA IS THE LEADER IN EDUCATING STATEWIDE STAKEHOLDERS ON PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES IMPORTANT TO KEEP RURAL MARYLAND HEALTHY AND IN CONTINUING A STATEWIDE RURAL EVENT THE LAST SIX YEARS THAT HAS BROUGHT TOGETHER STAKEHOLDERS FROM ALL RURAL REGIONS OF THE STATE TO UNDERSTAND AND LEARN FROM EACH OTHER ON HOW TO IMPROVE THEIR COMMUNITY'S HEALTH. THE OCTOBER 2014 EVENT BROUGHT TOGETHER OVER 110 STAKEHOLDERS IN HAGERSTOWN, MD AND WAS THE LARGEST EVENT TO DATE. DIRECT SUPPORT TO RURAL COMMUNITIES: MRHA SUPPORTED TWO SPELLING EVENTS ON THE EASTERN SHORE AND ONE IN WESTERN MARYLAND TO PROMOTE HEALTH CAREERS TO MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS. MRHA RETAINS SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS FOR THESE RURAL STUDENTS AS THEY BEGAN TO ENTER HIGHER EDUCATION THROUGH 2016. MRHA ALSO HELPED TO SUPPORT THREE WINNERS OF THE STATE OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH'S RURAL HEALTH DAY PHOTO CONTESTS IN NOVEMBER 2014. MRHA PARTNERED WITH THE MARYLAND CITIZENS' HEALTH INITIATIVE (MCHI) TO IMPROVE RURAL OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT OF THE UNINSURED. PART OF THIS COLLABORATION INCLUDED SECOND ANNUAL LISTENING SESSIONS WITH THE RURAL CONNECTOR ENTITIES TO GAIN FIRST-HAND FEEDBACK ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MARYLAND HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGE DURING THE FIRST ENROLLMENT PERIOD OF THE ACA. THROUGH THIS WORK MRHA WAS THE LEADER IN ESTABLISHING THE RURAL ACTION ENROLLMENT NETWORK (RAEN). IN 2015 MRHA RECEIVED ITS FIRST ONE YEAR FEDERAL RURAL HEALTH NETWORK PLANNING DEVELOPMENT GRANT TO BRING TOGETHER PARTNERS IN RURAL WESTERN MARYLAND TO IMPROVE THE OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT PROCESS FOR WESTERN MARYLAND AND NEIGHBORING COUNTIES BY IDENTIFYING BEST PRACTICES THAT ADDRESS BARRIERS TO ITS SUCCESS. RAEN HAS INCREASED THE CAPACITY OF CONSUMER ASSISTANCE WORKERS TO PROVIDE BENEFITS COUNSELING TO CONSUMERS IN THE REGION BY PROVIDING EDUCATION TO BOTH CONSUMERS AND CONSUMER ASSISTANCE WORKERS ON BEST PRACTICES FOR CHOOSING AND USING HEALTH INSURANCE. RAEN WILL SUCCESSFULLY CONTINUE THE NEXT THREE YEARS WITH CONTINUED FEDERAL FUNDING TO MEMBER MOUNTAIN LAUREL MEDICAL CENTER.