Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Medicare
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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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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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 and Medicaid Services
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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 and 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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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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LEAD (Long-Term Enhanced ACO Design) Model
Provides information on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center's LEAD (Long-term Enhanced ACO Design) Model, an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) model set to launch at the end of 2026. It will promote coordinated care for high-needs patients, such as those eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid, and those who are homebound or home limited, and includes improved benchmarking for new ACOs and smaller, independent or rural-based practices.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Provides information on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center's LEAD (Long-term Enhanced ACO Design) Model, an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) model set to launch at the end of 2026. It will promote coordinated care for high-needs patients, such as those eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid, and those who are homebound or home limited, and includes improved benchmarking for new ACOs and smaller, independent or rural-based practices.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Designation Requirements for Selected Federal Programs
Shows HPSA and MUA/P designation requirements for the National Health Service Corps, Federally Qualified Health Center program, CMS Medicare Incentive Payment, CMS Rural Health Clinic program, and J-1 visa waivers.
Sponsoring organization: Alabama Public Health
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Shows HPSA and MUA/P designation requirements for the National Health Service Corps, Federally Qualified Health Center program, CMS Medicare Incentive Payment, CMS Rural Health Clinic program, and J-1 visa waivers.
Sponsoring organization: Alabama Public Health
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Arkansas Hospital Association Data Hub Dashboard
Interactive dashboard providing information on the availability of hospital services in Arkansas counties by specialty, including delivery, palliative, psychiatric, swing bed, intermediate care, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, home health, and hospice services. Also includes data on Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, and Traditional Medicare enrollment by county.
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Hospital Association
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Interactive dashboard providing information on the availability of hospital services in Arkansas counties by specialty, including delivery, palliative, psychiatric, swing bed, intermediate care, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, home health, and hospice services. Also includes data on Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, and Traditional Medicare enrollment by county.
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Hospital Association
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U.S. Demographics of Dual-Eligible Individuals
Offers national and state data on dual-eligible Medicare and Medicaid individuals. Includes a summary of spending, demographic data including rurality, pathways to eligibility, coverage arrangements, and services used. Data varies between 2021 and 2025.
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Offers national and state data on dual-eligible Medicare and Medicaid individuals. Includes a summary of spending, demographic data including rurality, pathways to eligibility, coverage arrangements, and services used. Data varies between 2021 and 2025.
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Data Brief: Avoidable Emergency Department Visits Vary Widely Across California
Visualization showing rates of avoidable emergency department visits in California for 2023. Data breakdowns are available by payer type, public health region, and county.
Sponsoring organization: California Department of Health Care Access and Information
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Visualization showing rates of avoidable emergency department visits in California for 2023. Data breakdowns are available by payer type, public health region, and county.
Sponsoring organization: California Department of Health Care Access and Information
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HHS OIG All Reports and Publications, Top Unimplemented Recommendations
Archive of the annual reports on top unimplemented recommendations from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) through December 2022. Each report identifies the unimplemented recommendations from the OIG that, in OIG's view, would have the most substantial positive impact on HHS programs.
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Archive of the annual reports on top unimplemented recommendations from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) through December 2022. Each report identifies the unimplemented recommendations from the OIG that, in OIG's view, would have the most substantial positive impact on HHS programs.
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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HHS OIG Recommendations Tracker
Lists recommendations identified by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) to improve U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) programs. Recommendations can be filtered by agency, issue area, target group, financial group, and more. Updated monthly.
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Lists recommendations identified by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) to improve U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) programs. Recommendations can be filtered by agency, issue area, target group, financial group, and more. Updated monthly.
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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