Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Policy
State Community Health Worker Policies
Offers information on how states are defining, training, certifying, and paying for the community health worker (CHW) workforce. Also describes how states are developing cross-agency and state-to-local strategies to improve community health in partnership with CHWs. Features interactive national map with state-level information.
Sponsoring organization: National Academy for State Health Policy
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Offers information on how states are defining, training, certifying, and paying for the community health worker (CHW) workforce. Also describes how states are developing cross-agency and state-to-local strategies to improve community health in partnership with CHWs. Features interactive national map with state-level information.
Sponsoring organization: National Academy for State Health Policy
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Rural Health Quarterly
Quarterly publication providing updates and information on rural research, policy, education, technology, and behavioral health.
Sponsoring organization: F. Marie Hall Institute for Rural and Community Health at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
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Quarterly publication providing updates and information on rural research, policy, education, technology, and behavioral health.
Sponsoring organization: F. Marie Hall Institute for Rural and Community Health at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
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CMS: Rural Health
Provides information about the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) rural health initiatives, including the CMS Rural Health Council. Also provides links to rural-specific resources, publications, and reports.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Provides information about the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) rural health initiatives, including the CMS Rural Health Council. Also provides links to rural-specific resources, publications, and reports.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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State Operations Manual Appendix Z - Emergency Preparedness for All Provider and Certified Supplier Types Interpretive Guidance
Interpretive guidelines clarifying several provisions of the emergency preparedness final rule for Medicare- and Medicaid-participating providers, which affects Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), and other rural facilities.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Interpretive guidelines clarifying several provisions of the emergency preparedness final rule for Medicare- and Medicaid-participating providers, which affects Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), and other rural facilities.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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List of Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Federal Regulations
Lists federal regulations and notices related to the Prospective Payment System (PPS) for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs), including information on annual payment rate updates. Contains copies of proposed and final rules, along with any relevant corrections, as published in the Federal Register.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Lists federal regulations and notices related to the Prospective Payment System (PPS) for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs), including information on annual payment rate updates. Contains copies of proposed and final rules, along with any relevant corrections, as published in the Federal Register.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Payment Regulations and Notices
Lists federal regulations and notices related to the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System (PPS), including information on annual payment rate updates. Contains copies of proposed and final rules, along with any relevant corrections, as published in the Federal Register.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Lists federal regulations and notices related to the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System (PPS), including information on annual payment rate updates. Contains copies of proposed and final rules, along with any relevant corrections, as published in the Federal Register.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Federal Regulation Notices
Lists federal regulations and notices related to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), including information on annual payment rate updates. Contains copies of proposed and final rules, along with any relevant corrections, as published in the Federal Register.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Lists federal regulations and notices related to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), including information on annual payment rate updates. Contains copies of proposed and final rules, along with any relevant corrections, as published in the Federal Register.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Regulations and Notices
Lists federal regulations and notices related to the Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System (PPS), including information on annual payment rate updates. Contains copies of proposed and final rules, along with any relevant corrections, as published in the Federal Register.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Lists federal regulations and notices related to the Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System (PPS), including information on annual payment rate updates. Contains copies of proposed and final rules, along with any relevant corrections, as published in the Federal Register.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Hospital Outpatient Regulations and Notices
Lists federal regulations and notices related to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS), including information on annual payment rate updates. Contains copies of proposed and final rules, along with any relevant corrections, as published in the Federal Register.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Lists federal regulations and notices related to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS), including information on annual payment rate updates. Contains copies of proposed and final rules, along with any relevant corrections, as published in the Federal Register.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Hospice Regulations and Notices
Lists federal regulations and notices related to Medicare hospice payment, including information on annual payment rate updates. Contains copies of proposed and final rules, along with any relevant corrections, as published in the Federal Register.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Lists federal regulations and notices related to Medicare hospice payment, including information on annual payment rate updates. Contains copies of proposed and final rules, along with any relevant corrections, as published in the Federal Register.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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