Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Policy
Accountable Health Communities Model
Provides information on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center's Accountable Health Communities Model, which tested whether systematically identifying and addressing the health-related social needs of Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries through screening, referral, and community navigation services would impact healthcare costs and reduce healthcare utilization. Aimed to link beneficiaries with community services that may address their health-related social needs.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Provides information on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center's Accountable Health Communities Model, which tested whether systematically identifying and addressing the health-related social needs of Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries through screening, referral, and community navigation services would impact healthcare costs and reduce healthcare utilization. Aimed to link beneficiaries with community services that may address their health-related social needs.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Center of Everywhere Podcast
A podcast series focused on rural life in Minnesota, discussing issues such as workforce, housing, education, mental health, policy, and other relevant topics.
Type: Audio
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Policy and Development
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A podcast series focused on rural life in Minnesota, discussing issues such as workforce, housing, education, mental health, policy, and other relevant topics.
Type: Audio
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Policy and Development
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Platform Accelerating Rural Access to Distributed and InteGrated Medical Care (PARADIGM)
Provides information on the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Platform Accelerating Rural Access to Distributed and InteGrated Medical Care (PARADIGM) program, which aims to develop a mobile platform that can provide advanced medical services outside of a hospital setting in underserved rural areas.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
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Provides information on the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Platform Accelerating Rural Access to Distributed and InteGrated Medical Care (PARADIGM) program, which aims to develop a mobile platform that can provide advanced medical services outside of a hospital setting in underserved rural areas.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
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Non-Congregate Summer Meals
Provides an overview of the interim final rule allowing non-congregate summer meals in rural areas. Includes information on rural definitions, meal types and distribution, associated research on non-congregate meal offerings, implementation and outreach strategies, and additional resources and webinars.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: No Kid Hungry
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Provides an overview of the interim final rule allowing non-congregate summer meals in rural areas. Includes information on rural definitions, meal types and distribution, associated research on non-congregate meal offerings, implementation and outreach strategies, and additional resources and webinars.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: No Kid Hungry
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State and Local Economic Development Strategies (SLEDS)
Collects, analyzes, and classifies state and territory strategic plans and economic development district (EDD) Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS). Allows sorting by state or territory, plan type, agency, economic development category, and focus, including focus on rural communities.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC)
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Collects, analyzes, and classifies state and territory strategic plans and economic development district (EDD) Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS). Allows sorting by state or territory, plan type, agency, economic development category, and focus, including focus on rural communities.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC)
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ACO Primary Care Flex Model
Provides information on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center's ACO Primary Care Flex Model, which will test how prospective payments and increased funding for primary care in accountable care organizations (ACOs) impact health outcomes, quality, and costs of care. Aims to increase the number of low-revenue ACOs participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (SSP), including ACOs serving rural and underserved populations.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Provides information on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center's ACO Primary Care Flex Model, which will test how prospective payments and increased funding for primary care in accountable care organizations (ACOs) impact health outcomes, quality, and costs of care. Aims to increase the number of low-revenue ACOs participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (SSP), including ACOs serving rural and underserved populations.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Hospital Price Transparency
Offers resources for healthcare providers and consumers regarding hospital price transparency regulations and policies. Includes links to a GitHub repository of resources for templates and technical instructions and tools to support hospitals in meeting accessibility and machine-readable file requirements.
Additional links: GitHub Repository
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Offers resources for healthcare providers and consumers regarding hospital price transparency regulations and policies. Includes links to a GitHub repository of resources for templates and technical instructions and tools to support hospitals in meeting accessibility and machine-readable file requirements.
Additional links: GitHub Repository
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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New Mexico Federal Funding Dashboard
Dashboard of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funded projects in New Mexico. Categories of funding include broadband, health and human services, housing, emergency response, and more. Includes state agency profiles and county-level data.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: The State of New Mexico
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Dashboard of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funded projects in New Mexico. Categories of funding include broadband, health and human services, housing, emergency response, and more. Includes state agency profiles and county-level data.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: The State of New Mexico
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Missouri Broadband Map
Interactive mapping tool offering availability and funding information for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program in Missouri at the congressional district, county, census block group, and other levels.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Department of Economic Development
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Interactive mapping tool offering availability and funding information for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program in Missouri at the congressional district, county, census block group, and other levels.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Department of Economic Development
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CMS Cross Cutting Initiative: Rural Health
A fact sheet that provides examples of how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is working to eliminate disparities in rural healthcare access related to workforce shortages, facility closures, and infrastructure issues. Discusses innovative healthcare payment models from 2023 that address barriers to value-based care in rural healthcare delivery.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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A fact sheet that provides examples of how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is working to eliminate disparities in rural healthcare access related to workforce shortages, facility closures, and infrastructure issues. Discusses innovative healthcare payment models from 2023 that address barriers to value-based care in rural healthcare delivery.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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