Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Healthcare business and finance
Health, United States, 2007: With Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans
Presents an annual overview of national trends in health statistics. Covers health status and determinants, healthcare utilization, access, and expenditures. Includes data on rural areas - see index under "metropolitan/nonmetropolitan data." 2007 edition includes a special feature on access to care.
Date: 11/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Presents an annual overview of national trends in health statistics. Covers health status and determinants, healthcare utilization, access, and expenditures. Includes data on rural areas - see index under "metropolitan/nonmetropolitan data." 2007 edition includes a special feature on access to care.
Date: 11/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Medicare Program: Changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System, Ambulatory Surgical Center System, Graduate Medical Education and Critical Access Hospital; Interim and Final Rule with Comment Period
Addresses changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and CY 2008 Payment Rates, the Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System and CY 2008 Payment Rates, the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and FY 2008 Payment Rates. Describes changes relating to the necessary provider designations of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and to the conditions of participation requirements. Also addresses changes to graduate medical education (GME) payments made to teaching hospitals that have Medicare affiliation agreements for certain emergency situations.
Citation: Federal Register, 72(227), 66579-67226
Date: 11/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Addresses changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and CY 2008 Payment Rates, the Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System and CY 2008 Payment Rates, the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and FY 2008 Payment Rates. Describes changes relating to the necessary provider designations of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and to the conditions of participation requirements. Also addresses changes to graduate medical education (GME) payments made to teaching hospitals that have Medicare affiliation agreements for certain emergency situations.
Citation: Federal Register, 72(227), 66579-67226
Date: 11/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Health Care for American Indian and Alaska Native Elders
Reports findings from a study assessing health insurance coverage and access to health care among American Indian and Alaska Native elders (Native elders), using data from a national survey that included more than 8,300 Native elders.
Date: 10/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
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Reports findings from a study assessing health insurance coverage and access to health care among American Indian and Alaska Native elders (Native elders), using data from a national survey that included more than 8,300 Native elders.
Date: 10/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
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Medicare Advantage Plans in Rural America
Identifies key policy issues and questions concerning the impact of Medicare Advantage (MA) in rural areas.
Author(s): Andrew F. Coburn, A. Clinton MacKinney, Timothy D. McBride, et al.
Date: 10/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute Rural Health Panel
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Identifies key policy issues and questions concerning the impact of Medicare Advantage (MA) in rural areas.
Author(s): Andrew F. Coburn, A. Clinton MacKinney, Timothy D. McBride, et al.
Date: 10/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute Rural Health Panel
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Update on Rural Enrollment in Medicare Advantage: Growth Continues
Provides findings about rural enrollment in the Medicare Advantage (MA) program and other pre-paid plans, with state and national data. Updates early findings from analysis of the Medicare+Choice/MA program presented in previous RUPRI Center policy briefs.
Author(s): Timothy D. McBride, Keith J. Mueller
Date: 10/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Provides findings about rural enrollment in the Medicare Advantage (MA) program and other pre-paid plans, with state and national data. Updates early findings from analysis of the Medicare+Choice/MA program presented in previous RUPRI Center policy briefs.
Author(s): Timothy D. McBride, Keith J. Mueller
Date: 10/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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National Advisory Committee on Rural Health & Human Services Meeting Minutes, Madison, Wisconsin, September 12-14, 2007
Minutes from the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services' 57th meeting, which included discussions on several Wisconsin-specific healthcare and healthcare workforce issues, welfare reform, state Medicaid waivers, Toyota Motor Company's North American health initiatives, child poverty, and more.
Date: 09/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Minutes from the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services' 57th meeting, which included discussions on several Wisconsin-specific healthcare and healthcare workforce issues, welfare reform, state Medicaid waivers, Toyota Motor Company's North American health initiatives, child poverty, and more.
Date: 09/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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One Year In: Sole Community Rural Independent Pharmacies and Medicare Part D
Describes the experiences of 51 rural independently-owned pharmacies that are the sole providers of pharmacy services in their community one year after implementation of the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit.
Author(s): Andrea Radford, Michelle Mason, Indira Richardson, et al.
Date: 09/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program, RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Describes the experiences of 51 rural independently-owned pharmacies that are the sole providers of pharmacy services in their community one year after implementation of the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit.
Author(s): Andrea Radford, Michelle Mason, Indira Richardson, et al.
Date: 09/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program, RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Rural Inpatient Psychiatric Units Improve Access to Community-Based Mental Health Services, but Medicare Payment Policy a Barrier
Examines inpatient psychiatric units (IPUs) in rural hospitals as well as the community-based mental health services available to patients.
Author(s): Stephenie Loux, David Hartley, David Lambert
Date: 08/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Examines inpatient psychiatric units (IPUs) in rural hospitals as well as the community-based mental health services available to patients.
Author(s): Stephenie Loux, David Hartley, David Lambert
Date: 08/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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State Profiles of Medicaid and SCHIP in Rural and Urban Areas
Provides national and state-level data comparing Medicaid enrollment and expenditures in rural and urban counties.
Author(s): Jennifer King, Leslie Geiger, Pam Silberman, Rebecca Slifkin
Date: 08/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Provides national and state-level data comparing Medicaid enrollment and expenditures in rural and urban counties.
Author(s): Jennifer King, Leslie Geiger, Pam Silberman, Rebecca Slifkin
Date: 08/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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How Will Elimination of Hospital Bad Debt Reimbursement Affect Rural PPS Hospitals?
Examines the financial effect that changes in Medicare bad debt payment policy could have on rural hospitals.
Author(s): Janet P. Sutton, Alene Kennedy, Lucia Hammer, Grace Yang
Date: 07/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Examines the financial effect that changes in Medicare bad debt payment policy could have on rural hospitals.
Author(s): Janet P. Sutton, Alene Kennedy, Lucia Hammer, Grace Yang
Date: 07/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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