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Rural Health in the United States
A comprehensive review of the health status and healthcare resources of the rural areas of the United States. Updates the book, "Health Care in Rural America", published by the Office of Technology Assessment in 1990. Preview available via Google Books.
Author(s): Thomas C. Ricketts, III (editor)
Date: 1999
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Rural Health Clinics: Rising Program Expenditures Not Focused on Improving Care in Isolated Areas
A review of the Rural Health Clinic (RHC) program. Examined whether the RHC program provides primary care access to Medicare and Medicaid recipients who otherwise would not have it. Also looked at controls in place for payments to RHCs from Medicare and Medicaid.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 02/1997
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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National Rural Health Policy: Recommendations from the First Eight Years of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health
Summarizes activities and accomplishments of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health from 1988-1996. Includes chapters on health workforce, Medicare payment policy, special needs of rural populations, and issues impacting rural health which the committee may address in the future.
Date: 01/1997
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Medical Assistance Facilities: A Demonstration Program to Provide Access to Health Care in Frontier Communities
Describes the Health Care Financing Administration's Medical Assistance Facility (MAF) demonstration program, which aimed to preserve healthcare access in frontier areas of Montana by converting full-service hospitals into low-intensity, short-stay healthcare service centers. Examines the impact of the program on access to inpatient care.
Date: 07/1993
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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REH Testimonial Interviews
Video series highlighting rural hospitals that successfully transitioned to Rural Emergency Hospital status and assistance that was provided by the REH Technical Assistance Center during the transition.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Redesign Center
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Financial Hardship And Children's Mental Health
Examines the mental health risks associated with children experiencing financial hardship and poverty. Provides county-level rates of poverty in Wisconsin and rural and urban percentage of Wisconsin children utilizing Medicaid. Offers family, community, and policy solutions for childhood financial stress.
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Office of Children's Mental Health
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Dashboard: Arkansas Marketplace Plan Selections and Premiums
Dashboard providing county-level data on Arkansas Marketplace plan selections and premiums. Includes data on premiums after advanced premium tax credits (APTCs), and prevalence of receiving APTCs and cost-sharing reductions.
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
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Oral Health Professional Supply and Non-Traumatic Dental Emergency Department Visits in California
Interactive dashboard providing data on rates of non-traumatic dental emergency department visits compared with the supply of dental specialists and oral health professionals at the county level in California. Includes additional data on expected payer for ED visits by region of California.
Sponsoring organization: California Department of Health Care Access and Information
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Historically Excepted Tribal FQHCs (Formerly Known As Grandfathered Tribal FQHCs)
Provides links to resources for historically excepted tribal Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and tribal organizations interested in pursing a historically excepted tribal certification. Includes links to payment rate updates, payment codes, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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2026 Primary Care Scorecard Data Dashboard
Interactive dashboard providing national- and state-level data on primary care indicators. Indicators cover financing, access to care, training of the healthcare workforce, and federal investment in primary care research. Includes data on primary care spending as a share of Medicare fee-for-service in rural areas, the number of primary care providers per capita, and the percentage of all residents and primary care residents trained in rural or medically underserved areas.
Sponsoring organization: Milbank Memorial Fund
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