Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Health insurance
Affordable Insurance Exchanges and Enrollment: Meeting Rural Needs
Describes the principal characteristics of health insurance exchanges and discusses how well they will meet the needs of rural residents. Covers the structure, governance, and process for health insurance enrollment.
Author(s): Bryan Garter, Keith J. Mueller
Date: 01/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute
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Describes the principal characteristics of health insurance exchanges and discusses how well they will meet the needs of rural residents. Covers the structure, governance, and process for health insurance enrollment.
Author(s): Bryan Garter, Keith J. Mueller
Date: 01/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute
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National Advisory Committee on Rural Health & Human Services Meeting Minutes, Washington DC, February 15-17, 2012
Minutes from the NACRHHS, which provides recommendations on rural health and human services issues to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Meeting included the following topics: Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, children and families, Head Start, health professional shortage areas, rural healthcare infrastructure, and the White House Rural Council.
Date: 2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Minutes from the NACRHHS, which provides recommendations on rural health and human services issues to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Meeting included the following topics: Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, children and families, Head Start, health professional shortage areas, rural healthcare infrastructure, and the White House Rural Council.
Date: 2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Geographic Adjustment in Medicare Payment Phase I: Improving Accuracy, Second Edition
Report brief that expands on recommendations made in an earlier report for improving how the Medicare program calculates geographic practice cost indexes that result in payments to hospitals, physicians, and other clinical practitioners based on their geographic locations.
Additional links: Read Online
Date: 2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Institute of Medicine
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Report brief that expands on recommendations made in an earlier report for improving how the Medicare program calculates geographic practice cost indexes that result in payments to hospitals, physicians, and other clinical practitioners based on their geographic locations.
Additional links: Read Online
Date: 2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Institute of Medicine
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Physician Value-Based Payment Modifier Program
Discusses provisions from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act including the Physician Payment Modifier (VBM) program, which provides differential payment to physicians or physician groups based on the quality of care provided compared to the cost of providing care.
Date: 12/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Discusses provisions from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act including the Physician Payment Modifier (VBM) program, which provides differential payment to physicians or physician groups based on the quality of care provided compared to the cost of providing care.
Date: 12/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Medicare Copayments for Critical Access Hospital Outpatient Services - 2009 Update
Discusses the impact of Part B coinsurance on beneficiaries receiving outpatient services at Critical Access Hospitals.
Author(s): Sara Freeman, Kathleen Dalton
Date: 12/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Discusses the impact of Part B coinsurance on beneficiaries receiving outpatient services at Critical Access Hospitals.
Author(s): Sara Freeman, Kathleen Dalton
Date: 12/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Effect of Swing Bed Use on Medicare Average Daily Cost and Reimbursement in Critical Access Hospitals
Estimates the average net cost to Medicare of a skilled nursing facility swing day by simulating the elimination of all Medicare skilled nursing facility swing bed days in Critical Access Hospitals in 2009.
Author(s): Kristin L. Reiter, George M. Holmes, George H. Pink, Victoria A. Freeman
Date: 12/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Estimates the average net cost to Medicare of a skilled nursing facility swing day by simulating the elimination of all Medicare skilled nursing facility swing bed days in Critical Access Hospitals in 2009.
Author(s): Kristin L. Reiter, George M. Holmes, George H. Pink, Victoria A. Freeman
Date: 12/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2010
Summarizes data from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), and includes estimates on various health measures of the U.S. population such as health status, special education, early intervention services, health insurance coverage, injury, health care access, and limitations in activities. Includes some data by place of residence for large metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), small MSAs, and nonmetro (not in an MSA) areas.
Date: 12/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Summarizes data from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), and includes estimates on various health measures of the U.S. population such as health status, special education, early intervention services, health insurance coverage, injury, health care access, and limitations in activities. Includes some data by place of residence for large metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), small MSAs, and nonmetro (not in an MSA) areas.
Date: 12/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Chronic Disease Risk Factors Among American Indian/Alaska Native Women of Reproductive Age
Discusses prevalence of chronic conditions and risk factors among a nationally representative sample of American Indian/Alaska Native women aged 18-44 years and makes comparisons with White women. Includes statistical breakdowns by weight status, physical activity level, cigarette use, and insurance coverage.
Author(s): Pamela Amparo, Sherry L. Farr, Patricia M. Dietz
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 8(6)
Date: 11/2011
Type: Document
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Discusses prevalence of chronic conditions and risk factors among a nationally representative sample of American Indian/Alaska Native women aged 18-44 years and makes comparisons with White women. Includes statistical breakdowns by weight status, physical activity level, cigarette use, and insurance coverage.
Author(s): Pamela Amparo, Sherry L. Farr, Patricia M. Dietz
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 8(6)
Date: 11/2011
Type: Document
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Rural Medicare Advantage 2011: Enrollment Trends and Plan Characteristics
Addresses the plans, characteristics, and enrollment trends of the Medicare Advantage program in 2011, specifically examining how these trends affect rural America.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Leah Kemper, Lisa Pollack, Abigail Barker, Timothy D. McBride, Keith J. Mueller
Date: 10/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Addresses the plans, characteristics, and enrollment trends of the Medicare Advantage program in 2011, specifically examining how these trends affect rural America.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Leah Kemper, Lisa Pollack, Abigail Barker, Timothy D. McBride, Keith J. Mueller
Date: 10/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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The Health and Well-Being of Children in Rural Areas: A Portrait of the Nation 2007
Analyzes data from the National Survey of Children's Health to describe the health status, healthcare utilization, activities, and family and community environments experienced by children in rural and urban areas.
Date: 09/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Analyzes data from the National Survey of Children's Health to describe the health status, healthcare utilization, activities, and family and community environments experienced by children in rural and urban areas.
Date: 09/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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