Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Policy
A Targeted Look at the Rural Health Care Safety Net
Report to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Discusses the safety net, the web of professionals and institutions that provide care to the poor and uninsured regardless of ability of pay. Also covers key safety net programs under the purview of the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Its findings fall into three categories: ensuring access to hospital services, ensuring access to primary care, and maintaining an adequate workforce.
Date: 04/2002
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Report to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Discusses the safety net, the web of professionals and institutions that provide care to the poor and uninsured regardless of ability of pay. Also covers key safety net programs under the purview of the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Its findings fall into three categories: ensuring access to hospital services, ensuring access to primary care, and maintaining an adequate workforce.
Date: 04/2002
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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National Advisory Committee on Rural Health & Human Services Meeting Minutes, Washington, DC, March 3-5, 2002
Minutes from a National Advisory Committee on Rural Health & Human Services meeting addressing the following topics: updates on the Secretary's initiative on rural health and related federal activities, healthcare workforce, and healthcare quality.
Date: 03/2002
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Minutes from a National Advisory Committee on Rural Health & Human Services meeting addressing the following topics: updates on the Secretary's initiative on rural health and related federal activities, healthcare workforce, and healthcare quality.
Date: 03/2002
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Essential Research Issues in Rural Health: The State Rural Health Directors' Perspective
Focuses on the key issues confronting state rural health directors. The major research issues identified were workforce, mental health, EMS, telemedicine, and a lack of local data.
Author(s): Michael J. O'Grady, Curt D. Mueller, Gail R. Wilensky
Date: 03/2002
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Focuses on the key issues confronting state rural health directors. The major research issues identified were workforce, mental health, EMS, telemedicine, and a lack of local data.
Author(s): Michael J. O'Grady, Curt D. Mueller, Gail R. Wilensky
Date: 03/2002
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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How State Rural Health Directors Obtain Policy-Relevant Research Information
Examines how State Office of Rural Health directors obtain information to support their policy activities and identifies specific information needs.
Author(s): Michael J. O'Grady, Curt D. Mueller, Gail R. Wilensky
Date: 03/2002
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Examines how State Office of Rural Health directors obtain information to support their policy activities and identifies specific information needs.
Author(s): Michael J. O'Grady, Curt D. Mueller, Gail R. Wilensky
Date: 03/2002
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Access to Emergency Medical Services in Rural Areas: The Supporting Role of State EMS Agencies
Reports on a survey of state EMS directors regarding access to rural EMS, programs and initiatives by state EMS agencies that target rural and volunteer EMS providers, integration initiatives by rural EMS providers, issues in medical direction for rural EMS, and anticipated effects of the new Medicare fee schedule on rural EMS providers.
Author(s): Astrid Knott
Date: 02/2002
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Reports on a survey of state EMS directors regarding access to rural EMS, programs and initiatives by state EMS agencies that target rural and volunteer EMS providers, integration initiatives by rural EMS providers, issues in medical direction for rural EMS, and anticipated effects of the new Medicare fee schedule on rural EMS providers.
Author(s): Astrid Knott
Date: 02/2002
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Inequitable Access: Medicare+Choice Program Fails to Serve Rural America
Describes the impact that the Medicare+ Choice plans have had in rural areas and discusses payment policy implications.
Author(s): Timothy McBride, Keith Mueller
Citation: RUPRI Rural Policy Brief, 7(2)
Date: 02/2002
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Describes the impact that the Medicare+ Choice plans have had in rural areas and discusses payment policy implications.
Author(s): Timothy McBride, Keith Mueller
Citation: RUPRI Rural Policy Brief, 7(2)
Date: 02/2002
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Comments on Regulatory and Contractor Reform Legislation
Reports on rural contractor reform issues related to the Medicare Regulatory and Contracting Reform Act of 2001. Includes suggestions to address these concerns.
Author(s): Keith Mueller, Brandi Shay
Citation: RUPRI Rural Policy Brief, 7(1)
Date: 01/2002
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Reports on rural contractor reform issues related to the Medicare Regulatory and Contracting Reform Act of 2001. Includes suggestions to address these concerns.
Author(s): Keith Mueller, Brandi Shay
Citation: RUPRI Rural Policy Brief, 7(1)
Date: 01/2002
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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2000 Update: Frontier Counties in the United States
Describes the development of a definition of "frontier" by the Frontier Education Center and a group of frontier providers and policy experts. Statistics based on the 2000 U.S. Census regarding the number of frontier counties, and land and population distributions are included.
Date: 2002
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Frontier Communities
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Describes the development of a definition of "frontier" by the Frontier Education Center and a group of frontier providers and policy experts. Statistics based on the 2000 U.S. Census regarding the number of frontier counties, and land and population distributions are included.
Date: 2002
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Frontier Communities
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Alaska Rural Health Plan
A guide to implement the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program in the state of Alaska providing information on the creation of rural health networks, the stabilization of rural hospitals, the accessibility and quality of healthcare services, and the process for the Critical Access Hospital (CAH) designation.
Date: 12/2001
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Alaska Department of Health
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A guide to implement the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program in the state of Alaska providing information on the creation of rural health networks, the stabilization of rural hospitals, the accessibility and quality of healthcare services, and the process for the Critical Access Hospital (CAH) designation.
Date: 12/2001
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Alaska Department of Health
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Patterns of Health Insurance Among Rural and Urban Children
Assesses differences in the patterns of insurance coverage and uninsured periods among rural and urban children and examines the implications of those differences for the design and implementation of public insurance programs such as the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP).
Author(s): Andrew F. Coburn, Timothy McBride, Erika Ziller
Date: 11/2001
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Assesses differences in the patterns of insurance coverage and uninsured periods among rural and urban children and examines the implications of those differences for the design and implementation of public insurance programs such as the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP).
Author(s): Andrew F. Coburn, Timothy McBride, Erika Ziller
Date: 11/2001
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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