Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Healthcare business and finance
Comments on the June 2001 Report of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission: Medicare in Rural America
A response to recommendations and findings presented in the June 2001 report of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, Medicare in Rural America, with the intent of advancing a policy discussion regarding how Medicare could be more responsive to the special needs of rural America.
Author(s): Andrew Coburn, Charles Fluharty, J. Patrick Hart, et al.
Date: 09/2001
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute Rural Health Panel
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A response to recommendations and findings presented in the June 2001 report of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, Medicare in Rural America, with the intent of advancing a policy discussion regarding how Medicare could be more responsive to the special needs of rural America.
Author(s): Andrew Coburn, Charles Fluharty, J. Patrick Hart, et al.
Date: 09/2001
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute Rural Health Panel
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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
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
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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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
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
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 fairly under a newly designed Medicare program. Discusses rural healthcare finance, access, quality, and workforce. Discusses Medicare reform and makes recommendations.
Date: 05/2001
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 fairly under a newly designed Medicare program. Discusses rural healthcare finance, access, quality, and workforce. Discusses Medicare reform and makes recommendations.
Date: 05/2001
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Redesigning Medicare: Considerations for Rural Beneficiaries and Health Systems
Presents a framework for what should be included in any discussion of Medicare policies, for use by those interested in the future of healthcare services in rural areas in helping to shape proposals to redesign the Medicare program.
Author(s): Andrew F. Coburn, Charles W. Fluharty, A. Clinton MacKinney, et al.
Date: 05/2001
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute Rural Health Panel
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Presents a framework for what should be included in any discussion of Medicare policies, for use by those interested in the future of healthcare services in rural areas in helping to shape proposals to redesign the Medicare program.
Author(s): Andrew F. Coburn, Charles W. Fluharty, A. Clinton MacKinney, et al.
Date: 05/2001
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute Rural Health Panel
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Hospital Closure: 1999
Describes the extent, characteristics of, reasons for, and impact of hospital closures in 1999. Includes information specific to rural hospital closures. Lists closed hospitals and opened/reopened hospitals by name, state, and rural/urban status.
Date: 03/2001
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Describes the extent, characteristics of, reasons for, and impact of hospital closures in 1999. Includes information specific to rural hospital closures. Lists closed hospitals and opened/reopened hospitals by name, state, and rural/urban status.
Date: 03/2001
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Update on Medicare+Choice: Rural Medicare Beneficiaries Enrolled in Medicare+Choice Plans through October 2000
Describes enrollment in Medicare+Choice in rural counties through October 2000.
Author(s): Timothy McBride, Courtney Andrews, Keith Mueller
Citation: RUPRI Rural Policy Brief, 6(7)
Date: 03/2001
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Describes enrollment in Medicare+Choice in rural counties through October 2000.
Author(s): Timothy McBride, Courtney Andrews, Keith Mueller
Citation: RUPRI Rural Policy Brief, 6(7)
Date: 03/2001
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services Meeting Minutes, Washington DC, February 4-6, 2001
Minutes from a National Advisory Committee on Rural Health & Human Services meeting that covered the following topics: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy update, Medicare reform, and community health centers and rural health clinics.
Date: 02/2001
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 that covered the following topics: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy update, Medicare reform, and community health centers and rural health clinics.
Date: 02/2001
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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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
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
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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A Rural Government Role in Medicaid Managed Care: The Development of County-based Purchasing in Minnesota
Describes the development and implementation in Minnesota of a model for rural county government participation in Medicaid managed care initiatives.
Author(s): Astrid Knott, Jon B. Christianson
Date: 01/2001
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Describes the development and implementation in Minnesota of a model for rural county government participation in Medicaid managed care initiatives.
Author(s): Astrid Knott, Jon B. Christianson
Date: 01/2001
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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