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.
Type: Website
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.
Type: Website
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.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Center for Connected Health Policy: The National Telehealth Policy Resource Center
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Learning Module: Rural and Small Town Transportation
Describes transportation issues in rural America, addressing transportation-related impacts on health, safety, poverty, and economic opportunity. Offers resources for planning, policy, and community partnerships, with links to sample programs and documents.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Shared-Use Mobility 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.
Type: Calendar/Event List
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Rural Health Clinics
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Center for Optimizing Rural Health Webinars, Conferences, and Events Library
Provides links to recordings of the Center for Optimizing Rural Health's monthly webinars. Webinars cover telehealth, grant writing and funding opportunities, quality, and other topics of interest to rural hospitals and healthcare providers.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Center for Optimizing Rural Health
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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.
Type: Website
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.
Type: Website
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.
Type: Website
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.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: ChangeLab Solutions
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