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2025

• Geographic and Demographic Correlates of Living in Manufactured Homes: Implications for Health, 07/2025, view details
• Preventing Medical Debt among Rural Residents: Example Programs from Hospitals in Minnesota and Montana, 06/2025, view details
• Resources for Measuring Rurality in Research on Maternity Care, 01/2025, view details
• Rural-Urban Differences in PACE Organization and Enrollee Characteristics, 01/2025, view details

2024

• Health Care Affordability and Medical Debt: Differences by Rurality, Region, and Socio-Demographic Characteristics, 09/2024, view details
• Housing for Rural Residents Recovering from Substance Use Disorders, 05/2024, view details
• Loss of Hospital-Based Obstetric Services in Rural Counties in the United States, 2010-2022, 07/2024, view details
• Rural-Urban Differences in Housing Cost Burden Across the U.S., 03/2024, view details
• Rural-Urban Differences in Midwifery Care During Childbirth in the US, 07/2024, view details
• Triad Program Perspectives on Preventing and Addressing Elder Abuse in Rural Communities, 11/2024, view details
• Understanding the Impact of Medical Debt in Rural Communities: Perspectives from Rural Hospital Administrators, 11/2024, view details
• Understanding the Rise of Ransomware Attacks on Rural Hospitals, 06/2024, view details
• Variation in Elder Abuse State Statutes by State Level of Rurality, 12/2024, view details

2023

• Key Informant Perspectives on Rural Housing and Health, 10/2023, view details

2022

• A Comparison of Evidence-Based Supports for Maternal and Infant Health in 133 Rural US Counties with and without Hospital-Based Obstetric Care, 12/2022, view details
• An Enhanced Method for Identifying Hospital-Based Obstetric Unit Status, 01/2022, view details
• Self-Rated Health Among Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Adults: Rural/Urban Differences, 06/2022, view details

2021

• Barriers to Aging in Place in Rural Communities: Perspectives from State Offices of Rural Health, 11/2021, view details
• Barriers to Health Care Access for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries: Recommendations from Rural Health Clinics, 01/2021, view details
• Demographics and Disability Status of Adults Living Alone in Rural Areas, 04/2021, view details
• Preferences for Long-Term Care Arrangements among Rural and Urban Older Adults, 05/2021, view details
• Rural and Urban Hospital Characteristics by Obstetric Service Provision Status, 2010-2018, 04/2021, view details
• Rural Health Network Development Planning Grants: Geographic Distribution and Change over Time, 11/2021, view details
• State and Regional Differences in Access to Hospital-Based Obstetric Services for Rural Residents, 2018, 08/2021, view details
• Success among Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant Awardees: Barriers and Facilitators, 05/2021, view details
• Trends in Network Focus Areas among Network Development Planning Grantees, 2003-2020, 05/2021, view details

2020

• Characteristics of Counties with the Highest Proportion of the Oldest Old, 05/2020, view details
• Emergency Obstetric Training Needed in Rural Hospitals without Obstetric Units, 11/2020, view details
• Loss of Hospital-based Obstetric Services in Rural Counties in the United States, 2004-2018, 07/2020, view details
• Making it Work: Models of Success in Rural Maternity Care, 11/2020, view details
• Models of Success in Rural Maternity Care: ANGELS Network & Millard-Henry Clinic, 11/2020, view details
• Models of Success in Rural Maternity Care: Kearny County Hospital, 11/2020, view details
• Models of Success in Rural Maternity Care: Western Wisconsin Health, 11/2020, view details
• Obstetric Emergencies in Rural Hospitals: Challenges and Opportunities, 09/2020, view details
• Providing Maternity Care in a Rural Northern Iowa Community, 08/2020, view details
• Rates of Living Alone by Rurality and Age, 04/2020, view details
• The Role of Transportation in Addressing Social Isolation in Older Adults, 07/2020, view details
• The Rural Health Care Coordination Network Partnership Program: Avera St. Mary's Completing the Circle Project, 2020, view details
• The Rural Health Care Coordination Network Partnership Program: Chautauqua County Health Hospital Network, 2020, view details
• The Rural Health Care Coordination Network Partnership Program: Critical Access Hospital Network of Eastern Washington, 2020, view details
• The Rural Health Care Coordination Network Partnership Program: South East Rural Physicians Alliance, 2020, view details
• The Rural Health Care Coordination Network Partnership Program: Williamson Health and Wellness Center, 2020, view details
• The Rural Health Care Coordination Network Partnership Program: Worcester County Health Department, 2020, view details
• Rural-Urban Differences among Older Adults, 08/2020, view details
• Supporting the Health and Wellbeing of Middle-Aged Adults Living Alone in Rural Counties, 07/2020, view details

2019

• Access to Specialty Care for Medicare Beneficiaries in Rural Communities, 12/2019, view details
• Quality Measures for Critical Access Hospital Swing-Bed Patients, 10/2019, view details
• Rural-Urban Differences in Access to and Attitudes Toward Care for Medicare Beneficiaries, 12/2019, view details
• Severe Maternal Morbidity and Hospital Transfer Among Rural Residents, 11/2019, view details
• Unmet Need for Personal Care Assistance among Rural and Urban Older Adults, 06/2019, view details

2018

• Addressing Commuting as a Public Health Issue: Strategies Should Differ by Rurality, 07/2018, view details
• Availability of Respiratory Care Services in Critical Access and Rural Hospitals, 06/2018, view details
• Challenges Related to Pregnancy and Returning to Work after Childbirth in a Rural, Tourism-Dependent Community, 02/2018, view details
• Critical Access Hospital Swing-Bed Quality Measures: Findings from Key Informant Interviews, 04/2018, view details
• Key Informant Perspectives on Rural Social Isolation and Loneliness, 10/2018, view details
• Non-Medical Opioid Use among Rural and Urban Pregnant Women, 2007-2014, 08/2018, view details
• Opioid-Affected Births to Rural Residents, 09/2018, view details
• Perspectives on Rural Caregiving Challenges and Interventions, 08/2018, view details
• Resources for Caregiving in Rural Communities, 08/2018, view details

2017

• Closure of Hospital Obstetric Services Disproportionately Affects Less-Populated Rural Counties, 04/2017, view details
• Identifying Adverse Drug Events in Rural Hospitals: An Eight-State Study, 05/2017, view details
• Medical Barriers to Nursing Home Care for Rural Residents, 05/2017, view details
• Regulating Network Adequacy for Rural Populations: Perspectives of Five States, 08/2017, view details
• Rural Transportation: Challenges and Opportunities, 11/2017, view details

2016

• Medicare Costs and Utilization Among Beneficiaries in Rural Areas, 03/2016, view details
• Rural-Urban Differences in Insurer Participation for Marketplace-Based Coverage, 08/2016, view details
• State Variations in the Rural Obstetric Workforce, 05/2016, view details

2015

• Differences in Part D Plans Offered to Rural and Urban Medicare Beneficiaries, 07/2015, view details
• Nurse Staffing Levels and Quality of Care in Rural Nursing Homes, 01/2015, view details
• Rural and Urban Differences in Choice of and Satisfaction with Medicare Part D Plans, 07/2015, view details
• Rural Hospital and Physician Participation in Private Sector Quality Initiatives, 10/2015, view details
• Rural Women Delivering Babies in Non-Local Hospitals: Differences by Rurality and Insurance Status, 06/2015, view details

2014

• Does Rurality Affect Observation Care Services Use in CAHs for Medicare Beneficiaries?, 10/2014, view details
• Observation Care Services for Medicare Beneficiaries in Rural Hospitals: Policy Issues and Stakeholder Perspectives, 10/2014, view details
• The Obstetric Care Workforce in Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and Rural Non-CAHs, 11/2014, view details
• Successful Health Insurance Outreach, Education, and Enrollment Strategies for Rural Hospitals, 11/2014, view details

2013

• Case Studies of Regional Extension Centers Serving Rural Practices: Minnesota and North Dakota, 11/2013, view details
• Case Studies of Regional Extension Centers Serving Rural Practices: North Carolina, 11/2013, view details
• Comparing Rural and Urban Medicare Part D Enrollment Patterns and Prescription Drug Coverage Rates, 05/2013, view details
• Obstetric Services and Quality Among Critical Access, Rural, and Urban Hospitals in Nine States, 06/2013, view details

2005

• Is Large Really Beautiful? Physician Practice in Small versus Large Scale Communities, 09/2005, view details

2004

• The Financial Benefits of Critical Access Hospital Conversion for FY 1999 and FY 2000 Converters, 01/2004, view details
• Sustaining Community Health Services Over Time: Models from the Rural Health Outreach Grant Program, 11/2004, view details

2003

• Are There Geographic Disparities in Out-of-Pocket Spending by Medicare Beneficiaries?, 10/2003, view details
• Environmental Context of Patient Safety and Medical Errors, 03/2003, view details
• The Financial Effects of Critical Access Hospital Conversion, 01/2003, view details
• Grantee Sustainability in the Rural Health Outreach Grant Program, 12/2003, view details
• Models for Providing Hospice Care in Rural Areas: Successes and Challenges, 01/2003, view details
• Rate of Return on Capital Investments at Small Rural Hospitals, 01/2003, view details
• Rural Health Networks: Evolving Organizational Forms and Functions, 06/2003, view details

2002

• Access to Emergency Medical Services in Rural Areas: The Supporting Role of State EMS Agencies, 02/2002, view details
• Financial Incentives for Rural Hospitals to Expand the Scope of Their Services, 06/2002, view details
• Implementing Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement Systems in Rural Health Clinics: Clinic and State Agency Responses, 08/2002, view details
• Rural Hospital Access to Capital: Issues and Recommendations, 07/2002, view details
• Understanding Rural Hospital Bypass Behavior, 06/2002, view details

2001

• Access to Rural Pharmacy Services in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota, 07/2001, view details
• Medicare Minus Choice: How HMO Withdrawals Affect Rural Beneficiaries, 10/2001, view details
• A Rural Government Role in Medicaid Managed Care: The Development of County-based Purchasing in Minnesota, 01/2001, view details
• Rural Hospitals' Ability to Finance Inpatient, Skilled Nursing and Home Health Care, 10/2001, view details

2000

• The Financial Viability of Rural Hospitals in a Post-BBA Environment, 10/2000, view details
• The Influence of Rural Residence on the Use of Preventive Health Care Services, 11/2000, view details
• Strategic Choices of Rural Health Networks: Implications for Goals and Performance Measurement, 01/2000, view details