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ArchivesRelief for Rural Hospitals Could be ComingBy Judith Smelser on Monday, October 6, 2003.Congress is working on legislation that would better reimburse New Hampshire's rural hospitals for treating Medicare patients. Medicare currently reimburses rural health care providers at a lower rate than their counterparts in urban areas. But provisions in the medicare prescription drug bill currently in conference committee would give rural providers some relief. NHPR's Washington Correspondent Judith Smelser reports. listen:
 Tobacco Bill May Go Down in FlamesBy Judith Smelser on Monday, October 6, 2003.New Hampshire Senator Judd Gregg has been working on a bill to give the Food and Drug Administration the authority for the first time to regulate tobacco products. The public health community has hailed the proposed legislation as a possible breakthrough. But last week, talks on the bill broke down before it was even introduced. NHPR's Washington Correspondent Judith Smelser has this look at what happened. listen:
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