Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Medicaid
Colorado's Primary Care Workforce: A Study of Regional Disparities
Analyzes the primary care workforce across Colorado in 2014, including rural and underserved urban areas. Covers solutions to address the healthcare workforce capacity. Provides statistics for 21 health regions in Colorado on practicing primary care physicians, population, average weekly patient care hours per physician, and more.
Author(s): Amy Downs, Rebecca Alderfer, Brian Clark, Rebecca Crepin, Deborah Goeken
Date: 02/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Colorado Health Institute
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Analyzes the primary care workforce across Colorado in 2014, including rural and underserved urban areas. Covers solutions to address the healthcare workforce capacity. Provides statistics for 21 health regions in Colorado on practicing primary care physicians, population, average weekly patient care hours per physician, and more.
Author(s): Amy Downs, Rebecca Alderfer, Brian Clark, Rebecca Crepin, Deborah Goeken
Date: 02/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Colorado Health Institute
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The Future of the Frontier Extended Stay Clinic
Describes the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) Frontier Extended Stay Clinic (FESC) demonstration project. Identifies the successes and challenges, and discusses the financial sustainability of the FESC model. Includes policy recommendations and lessons learned.
Author(s): Susan Wilger, Saskia Van Hecke
Date: 02/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Describes the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) Frontier Extended Stay Clinic (FESC) demonstration project. Identifies the successes and challenges, and discusses the financial sustainability of the FESC model. Includes policy recommendations and lessons learned.
Author(s): Susan Wilger, Saskia Van Hecke
Date: 02/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Indian Health Care: Impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Summarizes key changes made in the re-authorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA), including the Affordable Care Act (ACA) provisions related to American Indians and Alaska Natives enrolled in and receiving services from Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Congressional Research Service
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Summarizes key changes made in the re-authorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA), including the Affordable Care Act (ACA) provisions related to American Indians and Alaska Natives enrolled in and receiving services from Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Congressional Research Service
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Medical Transportation in an Era of Change
Discusses how medical transportation for patients is more than a healthcare access issue and how it is becoming an integral component of disease management for patients residing in rural areas far from their medical providers.
Author(s): Dale J. Marsico
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Community Transportation Association of America
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Discusses how medical transportation for patients is more than a healthcare access issue and how it is becoming an integral component of disease management for patients residing in rural areas far from their medical providers.
Author(s): Dale J. Marsico
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Community Transportation Association of America
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State Medicaid Profiles 2010
Provides national and state-level data comparing Medicaid enrollment and expenditures in rural and urban counties.
Date: 2014
Type: Website
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.
Date: 2014
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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A Profile of Migrant Health: An Analysis of the Uniform Data System, 2010
Analyzes the demographic, socioeconomic, and health characteristics of patients from 142 community and migrant health centers that receive funding through the U.S. Public Health Service Act, Section 330.
Author(s): Bethany C. Boggess, Hilda Ochoa Bogue
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Farmworker Health
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Analyzes the demographic, socioeconomic, and health characteristics of patients from 142 community and migrant health centers that receive funding through the U.S. Public Health Service Act, Section 330.
Author(s): Bethany C. Boggess, Hilda Ochoa Bogue
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Farmworker Health
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Promising Approaches to Integrating Community Health Workers into Health Systems: Four Case Studies
Identifies the scope of practice, supervision, financing, and the workforce standards implemented by states and employers in the development of community health worker (CHW) programs. Four case studies that include rural counties illustrate the challenges and opportunities for integrating CHWs into health systems.
Author(s): Lauren Eyster, Randall R. Bovbjerg
Date: 12/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Urban Institute
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Identifies the scope of practice, supervision, financing, and the workforce standards implemented by states and employers in the development of community health worker (CHW) programs. Four case studies that include rural counties illustrate the challenges and opportunities for integrating CHWs into health systems.
Author(s): Lauren Eyster, Randall R. Bovbjerg
Date: 12/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Urban Institute
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Geography and the Medicaid Mental Health Care Infrastructure: Implications for Health Care Reform
Examines the availability of outpatient mental health facilities that accept Medicaid across U.S. counties and whether specific population groups such as minorities, people living in poverty, and rural residents may be less likely to access these facilities.
Author(s): Janet R. Cummings, Hefei Wen, Michelle Ko, Benjamin G. Druss
Citation: JAMA Psychiatry, 70(10), 1084-1090
Date: 10/2013
Type: Document
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Examines the availability of outpatient mental health facilities that accept Medicaid across U.S. counties and whether specific population groups such as minorities, people living in poverty, and rural residents may be less likely to access these facilities.
Author(s): Janet R. Cummings, Hefei Wen, Michelle Ko, Benjamin G. Druss
Citation: JAMA Psychiatry, 70(10), 1084-1090
Date: 10/2013
Type: Document
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Examination of the Relative Importance of Hospital Employment in Non-Metropolitan Counties Using Location Quotients
Examines hospital employment in rural counties compared to the nation. Draws conclusions regarding how potential changes in Medicare and Medicaid might affect rural populations.
Author(s): Jon Smith
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 13(3), 2497
Date: 07/2013
Type: Document
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Examines hospital employment in rural counties compared to the nation. Draws conclusions regarding how potential changes in Medicare and Medicaid might affect rural populations.
Author(s): Jon Smith
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 13(3), 2497
Date: 07/2013
Type: Document
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The Uninsured: An Analysis by Income and Geography
Compares health insurance coverage for rural and urban populations. Examines differences in eligibility for subsidized Health Insurance Marketplace coverage due to income levels and current lack of insurance.
Author(s): Abigail R. Barker, Jessica K. Londeree, Timothy D. McBride, Leah M. Kemper, Keith Mueller
Date: 06/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Compares health insurance coverage for rural and urban populations. Examines differences in eligibility for subsidized Health Insurance Marketplace coverage due to income levels and current lack of insurance.
Author(s): Abigail R. Barker, Jessica K. Londeree, Timothy D. McBride, Leah M. Kemper, Keith Mueller
Date: 06/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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