Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Healthcare business and finance
Addressing Health-Related Social Needs to Improve Rural Health: Ideas to Action
Identifies strategies for building community and regional systems of care to better address the social needs of patients and inform the design of community-level rural health transformation initiatives, pilots, or demonstrations in rural Maine. Examines existing literature and evidence from similar initiatives in Vermont, Idaho, and Oregon, and highlights key observations. Describes key components of a demonstration designed to build, implement, and test strategies for aligning health, social service, and other systems in order to advance whole-person care.
Author(s): Andrew F. Coburn, Deborah A. Deatrick
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organizations: Maine Rural Health Action Network, New England Rural Health Association
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Identifies strategies for building community and regional systems of care to better address the social needs of patients and inform the design of community-level rural health transformation initiatives, pilots, or demonstrations in rural Maine. Examines existing literature and evidence from similar initiatives in Vermont, Idaho, and Oregon, and highlights key observations. Describes key components of a demonstration designed to build, implement, and test strategies for aligning health, social service, and other systems in order to advance whole-person care.
Author(s): Andrew F. Coburn, Deborah A. Deatrick
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organizations: Maine Rural Health Action Network, New England Rural Health Association
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An Evaluation of Telehealth Use by Medicare Beneficiaries in 2020
Research brief examining telehealth use for outpatient evaluation and management from January 2019 to December 2020 based on a 20% sample of fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries. Charts monthly trends for in-person and telehealth visits and compares rural and urban telehealth use, offering policy implications related to rural access to services.
Author(s): Chad Ellimoottil, Ziwei Zhu, Rod Dunn, et al.
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
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Research brief examining telehealth use for outpatient evaluation and management from January 2019 to December 2020 based on a 20% sample of fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries. Charts monthly trends for in-person and telehealth visits and compares rural and urban telehealth use, offering policy implications related to rural access to services.
Author(s): Chad Ellimoottil, Ziwei Zhu, Rod Dunn, et al.
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
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Health Panel Comment Letter – Rural Emergency Hospitals (REH)
Offers comments in response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Request for Information on Rural Emergency Hospitals (REH). Addresses the type and scope of services REHs could offer, conditions of participation, collaboration and care coordination, quality measurement, payment, and more.
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute Rural Health Panel
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Offers comments in response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Request for Information on Rural Emergency Hospitals (REH). Addresses the type and scope of services REHs could offer, conditions of participation, collaboration and care coordination, quality measurement, payment, and more.
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute Rural Health Panel
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Utilization of Z Codes for Social Determinants of Health among Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries, 2019
Discusses how Z codes help report and track social determinants of health and reduce health disparities. Describes Z code claim data collected from 2016-2019, including the top 5 Z codes used in 2019 and the propositions of Medicare beneficiaries with Z codes across demographic characteristics. Highlights potential strategies to increase Z code utilization.
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Discusses how Z codes help report and track social determinants of health and reduce health disparities. Describes Z code claim data collected from 2016-2019, including the top 5 Z codes used in 2019 and the propositions of Medicare beneficiaries with Z codes across demographic characteristics. Highlights potential strategies to increase Z code utilization.
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Federal Data for Conducting Patient-Centered Outcomes Research on Economic Outcomes
Examines 29 federal and federally-funded healthcare data sources relevant to patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) on economic outcomes to find gaps to aid future data collection efforts. Exhibit 2 reports on the overall characteristics for the 29 data sources by data source steward, how the data is collected, aggregation level, observation length, how often the data is collected, observable social determinants of health (SDOH) measures, and observable factors related to health equity, which includes rural-urban status. Exhibit A-2 outlines each characteristic mentioned above for all 29 data sources included in the analysis.
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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Examines 29 federal and federally-funded healthcare data sources relevant to patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) on economic outcomes to find gaps to aid future data collection efforts. Exhibit 2 reports on the overall characteristics for the 29 data sources by data source steward, how the data is collected, aggregation level, observation length, how often the data is collected, observable social determinants of health (SDOH) measures, and observable factors related to health equity, which includes rural-urban status. Exhibit A-2 outlines each characteristic mentioned above for all 29 data sources included in the analysis.
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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Medicare Advantage Enrollment Update 2021
Reports on the percentage of rural Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) and other prepaid enrollment plans by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan location, from 2009-2021.
Author(s): Mina Shrestha, Fred Ullrich, Keith Mueller
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Reports on the percentage of rural Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) and other prepaid enrollment plans by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan location, from 2009-2021.
Author(s): Mina Shrestha, Fred Ullrich, Keith Mueller
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Applying for Phase 4 of the PRF & the ARP Rural Distribution
Provides an overview of Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Phase 4 general distribution and American Rescue Plan (ARP) rural distribution, as well as the application process for these opportunities. Part of the Rural Health Clinic Technical Assistance Series.
Additional links: Presentation Slides, Transcript, Webinar Q&A Follow-Up
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Rural Health Clinics
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Provides an overview of Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Phase 4 general distribution and American Rescue Plan (ARP) rural distribution, as well as the application process for these opportunities. Part of the Rural Health Clinic Technical Assistance Series.
Additional links: Presentation Slides, Transcript, Webinar Q&A Follow-Up
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Rural Health Clinics
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Disparities in Health Care in Medicare Advantage Associated with Dual Eligibility or Eligibility for a Low-Income Subsidy
Shares Medicare Advantage (MA) plan performance data for specific healthcare quality measures reported in 2019, which represents care received in 2018. Analyzes and compares the quality of clinical care for dual-eligible (DE) beneficiaries, those who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid, and Medicare beneficiaries who are eligible for a Part D low-income subsidy (LIS) with the quality of care for beneficiaries who do not qualify as DE nor LIS by racial/ethnic groups and rural status.
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Shares Medicare Advantage (MA) plan performance data for specific healthcare quality measures reported in 2019, which represents care received in 2018. Analyzes and compares the quality of clinical care for dual-eligible (DE) beneficiaries, those who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid, and Medicare beneficiaries who are eligible for a Part D low-income subsidy (LIS) with the quality of care for beneficiaries who do not qualify as DE nor LIS by racial/ethnic groups and rural status.
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Identifying Allowable Expenses for COVID-19 Programs
Recording of a September 23, 2021, webinar on the Rural Health Clinic (RHC) COVID-19 Testing Program and RHC COVID-19 Testing and Mitigation Program. Discusses allowable and unallowable expenses for these programs, as well as reimbursable and unreimbursable expenses.
Additional links: Presentation Slides, Transcript
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Rural Health Clinics
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Recording of a September 23, 2021, webinar on the Rural Health Clinic (RHC) COVID-19 Testing Program and RHC COVID-19 Testing and Mitigation Program. Discusses allowable and unallowable expenses for these programs, as well as reimbursable and unreimbursable expenses.
Additional links: Presentation Slides, Transcript
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Rural Health Clinics
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Housing Affordability, Adequacy, and Access to the Internet in Homes of Medicaid Enrollees
Examines the housing adequacy, affordability, and internet access among Medicaid enrollees in 2019. Describes the impact of housing conditions on health, with a focus on the COVID-19 pandemic. Discusses policy options for Medicaid programs to address housing challenges. Presents data by Medicaid enrollee demographic characteristics, including race/ethnicity, age, sex, and metro/nonmetro status.
Author(s): Bradley Corallo
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Examines the housing adequacy, affordability, and internet access among Medicaid enrollees in 2019. Describes the impact of housing conditions on health, with a focus on the COVID-19 pandemic. Discusses policy options for Medicaid programs to address housing challenges. Presents data by Medicaid enrollee demographic characteristics, including race/ethnicity, age, sex, and metro/nonmetro status.
Author(s): Bradley Corallo
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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