Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Policy
Healthy Alaskans
Details Alaska's state health improvement plan. Highlights health objectives with the goal of reaching them by 2030. Features scorecards to track progress, interactive data portal, and news bulletins, among other things.
Sponsoring organizations: Alaska Department of Health, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
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Details Alaska's state health improvement plan. Highlights health objectives with the goal of reaching them by 2030. Features scorecards to track progress, interactive data portal, and news bulletins, among other things.
Sponsoring organizations: Alaska Department of Health, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
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Medicare Learning Network: Medicare Payment Systems
Provides general information about Medicare payment systems, including the DMEPOS Fee Schedule, Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS), Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System (IRF PPS), and more. Includes links to additional resources for each provider type.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Provides general information about Medicare payment systems, including the DMEPOS Fee Schedule, Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS), Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System (IRF PPS), and more. Includes links to additional resources for each provider type.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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CCHP Policy Finder
Database of telehealth laws and regulations with state-by-state information, information related to COVID-19 telehealth policy changes, Medicaid and Medicare information, and other payer and professional requirements. Offers maps comparing policies in each state.
Sponsoring organization: Center for Connected Health Policy: The National Telehealth Policy Resource Center
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Database of telehealth laws and regulations with state-by-state information, information related to COVID-19 telehealth policy changes, Medicaid and Medicare information, and other payer and professional requirements. Offers maps comparing policies in each state.
Sponsoring organization: Center for Connected Health Policy: The National Telehealth Policy Resource Center
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National Association of Rural Health Clinics Technical Assistance Webinars
Contains links to technical assistance webinar recordings, transcripts, and presentation slides. Webinars cover operational and policy issues specific to Rural Health Clinics.
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Rural Health Clinics
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Contains links to technical assistance webinar recordings, transcripts, and presentation slides. Webinars cover operational and policy issues specific to Rural Health Clinics.
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Rural Health Clinics
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Multi-Discipline Licensure Resource Project
Provides current information on licensing for occupational and physical therapists, psychologists, and social workers. Resources include state-specific information related to licensure, as well as online and phone support.
Sponsoring organization: Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB)
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Provides current information on licensing for occupational and physical therapists, psychologists, and social workers. Resources include state-specific information related to licensure, as well as online and phone support.
Sponsoring organization: Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB)
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Provider Bridge
Connects healthcare professionals with state agencies and healthcare entities to increase access to care for patients in rural and underserved communities, and assists in mobilizing volunteer healthcare professionals during public health emergencies.
Sponsoring organization: Federation of State Medical Boards
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Connects healthcare professionals with state agencies and healthcare entities to increase access to care for patients in rural and underserved communities, and assists in mobilizing volunteer healthcare professionals during public health emergencies.
Sponsoring organization: Federation of State Medical Boards
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CMS Nursing Home Resource Center
Provides information for nursing home providers and CMS partners on regulations and guidance, training and resources, technical information, payment policy, and recent COVID-19 data and related policies. Includes resources and guidance for people in nursing home and their caregivers.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Provides information for nursing home providers and CMS partners on regulations and guidance, training and resources, technical information, payment policy, and recent COVID-19 data and related policies. Includes resources and guidance for people in nursing home and their caregivers.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Well Water in Rural Communities: Improving the Safety of Federally Unregulated Private Wells
Provides links to guides, case studies, and other tools that state and local public health agencies can use to implement policy, system, and environmental changes to improve water quality in private wells, especially those in rural communities.
Sponsoring organization: ChangeLab Solutions
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Provides links to guides, case studies, and other tools that state and local public health agencies can use to implement policy, system, and environmental changes to improve water quality in private wells, especially those in rural communities.
Sponsoring organization: ChangeLab Solutions
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Telemedicine for Health Equity Toolkit
Toolkit providing information and guidance for safety-net healthcare systems on telemedicine program development and implementation. Includes sections with information for leadership, providers and teams, and considerations for reaching rural and underserved populations to address health disparities. Toolkit will be regularly updated to reflect regulatory changes and insights from healthcare administrators.
Sponsoring organizations: Center for Care Innovations, Commonwealth Fund, UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations
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Toolkit providing information and guidance for safety-net healthcare systems on telemedicine program development and implementation. Includes sections with information for leadership, providers and teams, and considerations for reaching rural and underserved populations to address health disparities. Toolkit will be regularly updated to reflect regulatory changes and insights from healthcare administrators.
Sponsoring organizations: Center for Care Innovations, Commonwealth Fund, UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations
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Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3) Model
Provides information on a CMS model that permitted ambulance care teams to use alternate models of emergency healthcare, such as telehealth treatment and transport to alternative destinations, to improve quality and lower costs of care. Rural Medicare-enrolled suppliers or hospital-based ambulance providers without current medical dispatch and/or telehealth were eligible to participate. Concluded December 31, 2023.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Provides information on a CMS model that permitted ambulance care teams to use alternate models of emergency healthcare, such as telehealth treatment and transport to alternative destinations, to improve quality and lower costs of care. Rural Medicare-enrolled suppliers or hospital-based ambulance providers without current medical dispatch and/or telehealth were eligible to participate. Concluded December 31, 2023.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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