Bipartisan Policy Center

On #RuralHealthDay, we’re highlighting the unique health care challenges facing rural communities and the policy solutions that can make a difference. ?? Access to Care: Rural Americans travel twice as far for health care as urban residents. ??Telehealth and remote patient monitoring can bridge this gap, ensuring patients receive care no matter where they live. ?? Behavioral Health: - 65% of rural counties don’t have a psychiatrist. - 95% don’t have a child psychiatrist. - Youth in rural communities are especially vulnerable, underscoring the urgent need to expand the behavioral health workforce. ?? Hospital Closures: Rural hospital closures can add 20+ miles to already long travel times for care. Keeping Rural Emergency Hospitals open is critical to saving lives and providing care closer to home. At BPC, we’re committed to advancing policies that address these challenges and improve care for rural Americans.

25% of parents rely on family to care for children while they are at work. Relative care is an essential piece of the child care landscape, providing children with a safe, healthy, and loving environment while parents work. This National Family Caregivers Month, BPC recognizes the family members who provide integral caregiving support to their families across the U.S. #Bipartisan #NFCMonth #NationalFamilyCaregiversMonth

Since our founding, BPC has focused on impact. Today, we are still hard at work translating bold ideas into enduring policies. Our board members speak about bipartisanship and our work. ?? Featured in this video: Robbie Bach Madhu Beriwal Ralph Cavanagh Hugh Frater Pamela Patenaude Mark Walsh #Bipartisan #Policy

This week, the national debt will surpass $36 trillion, marking a sobering moment for our nation’s fiscal health. Read our President and CEO Margaret Spellings’ response. https://bit.ly/4hMjAvI #Bipartisan #USDebt #Fiscal

Caregiving shouldn't mean choosing between your family and your career. Bipartisan Policy Center Action, Pivotal Ventures, and Morning Consult examined the impact of caregiving responsibilities among voters. The key takeaway: Despite gaps in U.S. policy, we found strong bipartisan support for helping caregivers and encouraging employers to offer caregiving benefits. #Bipartisan #NFCMonth #NationalFamilyCaregiversMonth #Caregiver

Our board members stopped by our office to tell us: "Why BPC?" The one common thread in all their answers… Bipartisanship is essential for creating meaningful and lasting policy solutions. Every day, we’re working on this. ?? Thank you to all our board members for their commitment. ?? Featured in this video: ? Robbie Bach Madhu Beriwal Ralph Cavanagh Hugh Frater Pamela Patenaude Mark Walsh

What does a caregiver look like? Caregiving responsibilities impact multiple age groups, ethnicities, and socioeconomic statuses. We recognize the millions of caregivers who provide essential support across the country. Stay tuned throughout the month as we showcase our work! #Bipartisan #NFCMonth #NationalFamilyCaregiversMonth #Caregiver

?? Today and every day, we applaud election officials and poll workers for their invaluable work supporting our democracy. Tens of thousands of election officials and volunteer poll workers across the country make safe, accessible, and accurate elections possible, and their work does not stop after election night. Following #ElectionDay, election workers continue to process provisional and absentee ballots, thoroughly "canvass," or double-check, unofficial vote totals, and make any needed corrections to ensure an accurate count. BPC is proud to work directly with current and former election administrators through our Election Workforce Advisory Council and Task Force on Elections, which inform critical research and policy efforts to build a stronger future for the election administration workforce. #PollWorkers #Election2024 #ElectionOfficials

Election results aren’t final on Election Day. Matthew Weil explains how election officials ensure an accurate count in every election. ??

Today, our Future of Natural Gas Initiative published a National Strategy Overview, addressing the complex role of natural gas in the energy transition. With ongoing debate about natural gas in our economy and energy system, this initiative seeks to align economic, social, and environmental priorities to shape a sustainable path forward. Developed by a diverse set of experts, our strategy centers on three key policy pillars to guide essential investments over the coming decades. 1?? Implement new policies, standards, and incentives to achieve multiple objectives for the climate, energy reliability and affordability, and workforce 2?? Invest in natural gas infrastructure to maintain energy accessibility, reliability, affordability, and to achieve maximal mitigation of its upstream, midstream, and downstream emissions 3?? Engage in coordinated planning to ensure we’re deploying the right low-emissions energy solutions in the right situations Detailed policy recommendations aligned with these pillars will be released in 2025. https://bit.ly/4ebl5kc #Bipartisan #NaturalGas