Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Access
Access to Rural Pharmacy Services in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota
Describes the status of rural retail pharmacies in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Discusses pharmacy organizational characteristics, staffing, services provided, financial status, and planned future changes. Also examines the availability of pharmacy services in rural areas of these states, including changes over a three year period in the distribution of pharmacies. Briefly analyzes regulatory and policy issues that affect the delivery of pharmacy services in rural areas.
Author(s): Michelle M. Casey, Jill Klingner, Ira Moscovice
Date: 07/2001
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Describes the status of rural retail pharmacies in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Discusses pharmacy organizational characteristics, staffing, services provided, financial status, and planned future changes. Also examines the availability of pharmacy services in rural areas of these states, including changes over a three year period in the distribution of pharmacies. Briefly analyzes regulatory and policy issues that affect the delivery of pharmacy services in rural areas.
Author(s): Michelle M. Casey, Jill Klingner, Ira Moscovice
Date: 07/2001
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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National Advisory Committee on Rural Health & Human Services Meeting Minutes, Squaw Valley, California, June 3-5, 2001
Minutes from a National Advisory Committee on Rural Health & Human Services meeting addressing the following topics: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy update, rural public health, and the rural safety net, with examples from rural California.
Date: 06/2001
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Minutes from a National Advisory Committee on Rural Health & Human Services meeting addressing the following topics: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy update, rural public health, and the rural safety net, with examples from rural California.
Date: 06/2001
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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MedPAC Report to the Congress: Medicare in Rural America, 2001
Overview of Medicare and rural healthcare. Covers rural access to care, quality of care, and Medicare payments. Also examines rural beneficiaries' access to Medicare+Choice health plans.
Date: 06/2001
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Overview of Medicare and rural healthcare. Covers rural access to care, quality of care, and Medicare payments. Also examines rural beneficiaries' access to Medicare+Choice health plans.
Date: 06/2001
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Medicare Reform: A Rural Perspective
Examines the status of the Medicare program as it relates to rural beneficiaries. Focuses on key policy issues to ensure that rural beneficiaries are treated equitably under a newly designed Medicare program. Discusses rural healthcare finance, access, quality, and workforce. Discusses Medicare reform and makes recommendations.
Date: 05/2001
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Examines the status of the Medicare program as it relates to rural beneficiaries. Focuses on key policy issues to ensure that rural beneficiaries are treated equitably under a newly designed Medicare program. Discusses rural healthcare finance, access, quality, and workforce. Discusses Medicare reform and makes recommendations.
Date: 05/2001
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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The Proximity of Rural Black and Hispanic/Latino Communities to Physicians and Hospital Services
Reports the findings of a study based on 1990 data of how the African American and Hispanic/Latino composition of rural communities relates to local physician concentrations and to distances to hospitals offering various levels of services.
Author(s): Donald E. Pathman, Thomas R. Konrad, Robert Schwartz
Date: 05/2001
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Reports the findings of a study based on 1990 data of how the African American and Hispanic/Latino composition of rural communities relates to local physician concentrations and to distances to hospitals offering various levels of services.
Author(s): Donald E. Pathman, Thomas R. Konrad, Robert Schwartz
Date: 05/2001
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Medicaid Managed Behavioral Health in Rural Areas
Reports on state implementation of Medicaid managed behavioral health (MMBH) programs in rural areas. Describes these programs in terms of Medicaid populations served, program design, and implementation model. Describe the experience of programs regarding access to and coordination of services.
Additional links: Research and Policy Brief: Medicaid Managed Behavioral Health Programs in Rural Areas, August 2001
Author(s): David Lambert, John Gale, Donna Bird, David Hartley
Date: 01/2001
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Reports on state implementation of Medicaid managed behavioral health (MMBH) programs in rural areas. Describes these programs in terms of Medicaid populations served, program design, and implementation model. Describe the experience of programs regarding access to and coordination of services.
Additional links: Research and Policy Brief: Medicaid Managed Behavioral Health Programs in Rural Areas, August 2001
Author(s): David Lambert, John Gale, Donna Bird, David Hartley
Date: 01/2001
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Mental Health: Culture, Race, and Ethnicity — A Supplement to Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General
Provides comprehensive coverage of issues relevant to the mental health of different racial and ethnic groups. Includes some information specific to rural areas.
Date: 2001
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Provides comprehensive coverage of issues relevant to the mental health of different racial and ethnic groups. Includes some information specific to rural areas.
Date: 2001
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Health, United States, 2001: With Urban and Rural Health Chartbook
Includes a chartbook that highlights rural-urban differences and presents information on population characteristics, health-related behaviors, health status, and health care access and use for five levels of urbanization and four regions of the United States.
Date: 2001
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Includes a chartbook that highlights rural-urban differences and presents information on population characteristics, health-related behaviors, health status, and health care access and use for five levels of urbanization and four regions of the United States.
Date: 2001
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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State of Georgia Rural Health Care Plan
Presents data, priorities, best practices, and key resources for community and state agencies to use as a toolkit to promote programs and policies for rural health. Features county-level statistics including key health indicators comparing rural and urban Georgia.
Date: 08/2000
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Georgia Health Policy Center, Georgia State Office of Rural Health
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Presents data, priorities, best practices, and key resources for community and state agencies to use as a toolkit to promote programs and policies for rural health. Features county-level statistics including key health indicators comparing rural and urban Georgia.
Date: 08/2000
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Georgia Health Policy Center, Georgia State Office of Rural Health
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The Oklahoma Rural Health Care Plan 2000
Provides a framework for the improvement of health for rural populations in Oklahoma with a focus on the development and implementation of the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program.
Date: 2000
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma Office of Rural Health
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Provides a framework for the improvement of health for rural populations in Oklahoma with a focus on the development and implementation of the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program.
Date: 2000
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma Office of Rural Health
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