Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Policy
An Interview with Ajit Pai
Federal Communications Commissioner Ajit Pai discusses the importance of broadband to rural communities, the FCC's work to address rural broadband needs, and how broadband access impacts rural healthcare.
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 10/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Federal Communications Commissioner Ajit Pai discusses the importance of broadband to rural communities, the FCC's work to address rural broadband needs, and how broadband access impacts rural healthcare.
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 10/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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OIG Advisory Opinion No. 15-13
Advisory opinion from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) concerning a proposal for free transportation services between certain medical facilities as a part of a rural, integrated health system.
Date: 10/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Advisory opinion from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) concerning a proposal for free transportation services between certain medical facilities as a part of a rural, integrated health system.
Date: 10/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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State Actions to Promote and Restrain Commercial Accountable Care Organizations
Identifies actions state governments can take to promote the benefits of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) while mitigating potential risks. Discusses rural-specific concerns related to solvency and exclusivity provisions. Also examines state policy tools that regulate and support both providers and payers. Section 2 offers ACO policy guidance specific to California.
Author(s): Nicholas C. Petris Center on Health Care Markets and Consumer Welfare
Date: 10/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of California - Berkeley
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Identifies actions state governments can take to promote the benefits of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) while mitigating potential risks. Discusses rural-specific concerns related to solvency and exclusivity provisions. Also examines state policy tools that regulate and support both providers and payers. Section 2 offers ACO policy guidance specific to California.
Author(s): Nicholas C. Petris Center on Health Care Markets and Consumer Welfare
Date: 10/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of California - Berkeley
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The Realities of Child Poverty: Insights from a National Advisory Committee Meeting
Reports on discussion at a September 2015 meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services focused on the needs of rural children and families living in poverty. Included a special focus on tribal needs, as the meeting was held at the White Earth Indian Reservation in rural Minnesota.
Author(s): Brandon Baumbach, Kate Menzies
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 10/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Reports on discussion at a September 2015 meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services focused on the needs of rural children and families living in poverty. Included a special focus on tribal needs, as the meeting was held at the White Earth Indian Reservation in rural Minnesota.
Author(s): Brandon Baumbach, Kate Menzies
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 10/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Rural Delivery System Reform Takes Center Stage for National Advisory Committee
Reports on discussion at a September 2015 meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services focused on the need for rural healthcare providers to be involved in health system changes related to payment and service delivery.
Author(s): Kate Menzies, Brandon Baumbach
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 10/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Reports on discussion at a September 2015 meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services focused on the need for rural healthcare providers to be involved in health system changes related to payment and service delivery.
Author(s): Kate Menzies, Brandon Baumbach
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 10/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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National Advisory Committee Tackles Delivery System Reform, Child Poverty
Describes a September 2015 meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services held in Mahnomen, Minnesota, which focused on rural child poverty and healthcare delivery system reform.
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 10/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Describes a September 2015 meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services held in Mahnomen, Minnesota, which focused on rural child poverty and healthcare delivery system reform.
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 10/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Hospital Value-based Purchasing: Initial Results Show Modest Effects on Medicare Payments and No Apparent Change in Quality-of-Care Trends
Evaluates the initial effects of the Hospital Value-based Purchasing (HVBP) program on Medicare bonus payments and penalties, the quality of care provided, and selected quality improvement efforts during FY 2013-15. Analyzes data from safety net, small urban, and small rural hospitals.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 10/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Evaluates the initial effects of the Hospital Value-based Purchasing (HVBP) program on Medicare bonus payments and penalties, the quality of care provided, and selected quality improvement efforts during FY 2013-15. Analyzes data from safety net, small urban, and small rural hospitals.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 10/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services Meeting Minutes, Mahnomen, Minnesota, September 9-11, 2015
Provides a summary of the 78th meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services (NACRHHS), which was held in Mahnomen, Minnesota. Primary topics of discussion include poverty among children in rural areas, particularly within tribal communities, and healthcare delivery system reform.
Date: 09/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Provides a summary of the 78th meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services (NACRHHS), which was held in Mahnomen, Minnesota. Primary topics of discussion include poverty among children in rural areas, particularly within tribal communities, and healthcare delivery system reform.
Date: 09/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Where Is Buprenorphine Dispensed to Treat Opioid Use Disorders? The Role of Private Offices, Opioid Treatment Programs, and Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities in Urban and Rural Counties
Examines the impact of 2006 federal legislation allowing waivered physicians to prescribe and expand FDA approved buprenorphine as a treatment for opioid use disorder to a maximum of 100 patients. Discusses buprenorphine distribution by both urban and rural waivered physicians, opioid treatment programs, and treatment facilities for substance abuse.
Author(s): Bradley D. Stein, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, Adam J. Gordon, et al.
Citation: The Milbank Quarterly, 93(3), 561-583
Date: 09/2015
Type: Document
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Examines the impact of 2006 federal legislation allowing waivered physicians to prescribe and expand FDA approved buprenorphine as a treatment for opioid use disorder to a maximum of 100 patients. Discusses buprenorphine distribution by both urban and rural waivered physicians, opioid treatment programs, and treatment facilities for substance abuse.
Author(s): Bradley D. Stein, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, Adam J. Gordon, et al.
Citation: The Milbank Quarterly, 93(3), 561-583
Date: 09/2015
Type: Document
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Evaluation of the Frontier Community Health Care Coordination Network Grant
Policy brief analyzing the effectiveness of using community health workers as community healthcare coordinators during a 3 year period (2012–2015) in frontier Montana. Includes recommendations to other communities that may consider implementing this model. Project was supported by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) Frontier Community Health Care Network Coordination (FCHCNC) grant program.
Date: 09/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Policy brief analyzing the effectiveness of using community health workers as community healthcare coordinators during a 3 year period (2012–2015) in frontier Montana. Includes recommendations to other communities that may consider implementing this model. Project was supported by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) Frontier Community Health Care Network Coordination (FCHCNC) grant program.
Date: 09/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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