Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Statistics and data
Interstate Occupational Licensure Arrangements to Expand Access to Behavioral Health Services
Policy brief describing state-based provisions to expand behavioral health services through interstate licensure arrangements for providers. Discusses potential impact on provision of behavioral health services, including telehealth, with a focus on how expanded services might enhance access for rural residents. Features state-level maps showing where legislation has been enacted or introduced, as of November 2024.
Author(s): Natalia V. Oster, C. Holly A. Andrilla, Davis G. Patterson, Lisa A. Garberson, Janessa M. Graves
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Policy brief describing state-based provisions to expand behavioral health services through interstate licensure arrangements for providers. Discusses potential impact on provision of behavioral health services, including telehealth, with a focus on how expanded services might enhance access for rural residents. Features state-level maps showing where legislation has been enacted or introduced, as of November 2024.
Author(s): Natalia V. Oster, C. Holly A. Andrilla, Davis G. Patterson, Lisa A. Garberson, Janessa M. Graves
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Partners in Progress: Pursuing Medical-Dental Integration in Ohio
Report explores dental health integration into primary care in Ohio and a way to expand oral healthcare access in the state. Discusses access issues in rural area, shortage areas, among Medicaid recipients, and details how integration can help close the gap.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: CareQuest Institute for Oral Health
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Report explores dental health integration into primary care in Ohio and a way to expand oral healthcare access in the state. Discusses access issues in rural area, shortage areas, among Medicaid recipients, and details how integration can help close the gap.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: CareQuest Institute for Oral Health
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Midwesterners' Beliefs about Genetic Testing: Variability Across Ethnic Groups and Metro Vs. Nonmetro Residents
Examines perceptions about genetic testing among Midwesterners. Provides metro versus nonmetro types of and reasons for genetic testing. Includes demographic breakdowns about beliefs surrounding genetic testing confidentiality and ethics.
Author(s): Adee Athiyaman
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs
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Examines perceptions about genetic testing among Midwesterners. Provides metro versus nonmetro types of and reasons for genetic testing. Includes demographic breakdowns about beliefs surrounding genetic testing confidentiality and ethics.
Author(s): Adee Athiyaman
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs
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New Mexico STD Program Summary of Surveillance Data: 2024
Reports on sexually transmitted disease (STD) rates for New Mexico. Compares New Mexico rates to U.S. rates over time and provides STD rates for each New Mexico county for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis.
Author(s): Janine Waters, Miranda Durham, Angie Bartok
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Department of Health
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Reports on sexually transmitted disease (STD) rates for New Mexico. Compares New Mexico rates to U.S. rates over time and provides STD rates for each New Mexico county for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis.
Author(s): Janine Waters, Miranda Durham, Angie Bartok
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Department of Health
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The Uncertain Future of Medicare's Stand-Alone Prescription Drug Plan Market and Why It Matters
Discusses the Medicare Part D stand-alone prescription drug plan (PDP) market and the Part D premium stabilization demonstration. Describes the impact of PDP market stability on rural Medicare beneficiaries. Explores the potential effects of the continuation of, or changes to, the premium stabilization program.
Author(s): Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Discusses the Medicare Part D stand-alone prescription drug plan (PDP) market and the Part D premium stabilization demonstration. Describes the impact of PDP market stability on rural Medicare beneficiaries. Explores the potential effects of the continuation of, or changes to, the premium stabilization program.
Author(s): Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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MedPAC Data Book: Health Care Spending and the Medicare Program, 2025
Provides an overview of Medicare spending and highlights data on Medicare beneficiary demographics, dual-eligible beneficiaries, quality of care provided through the Medicare program, and other payer liability. Examines settings of care, including rural-specific provider sites, as they relate to spending, access to care, and profit margins. Compares rural and urban beneficiaries and providers throughout. Chart 6-2 addresses rural hospital closures and Rural Emergency Hospital conversions.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Provides an overview of Medicare spending and highlights data on Medicare beneficiary demographics, dual-eligible beneficiaries, quality of care provided through the Medicare program, and other payer liability. Examines settings of care, including rural-specific provider sites, as they relate to spending, access to care, and profit margins. Compares rural and urban beneficiaries and providers throughout. Chart 6-2 addresses rural hospital closures and Rural Emergency Hospital conversions.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Machine Learning to Evaluate the Effects of Non-Clinical Social Determinant Features in Predicting Colorectal Cancer Mortality in a Medically Underserved Appalachian Population
Examines colorectal cancer (CRC) survival rates in rural Appalachia and the related impact of demographic, clinical, and social determinant of health (SDOH) factors. Utilizes machine learning (ML) models to analyze data from Appalachian cancer centers and examines what factors contribute most to CRC survival in Appalachia. Discusses the impact of including SDOH in ML prediction models and implications for further CRC research.
Author(s): Aisha Montgomery, Ravi Vadapalli, Frank A. Dinenno, et al.
Citation: Scientific Reports, 15, 25781
Date: 07/2025
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Examines colorectal cancer (CRC) survival rates in rural Appalachia and the related impact of demographic, clinical, and social determinant of health (SDOH) factors. Utilizes machine learning (ML) models to analyze data from Appalachian cancer centers and examines what factors contribute most to CRC survival in Appalachia. Discusses the impact of including SDOH in ML prediction models and implications for further CRC research.
Author(s): Aisha Montgomery, Ravi Vadapalli, Frank A. Dinenno, et al.
Citation: Scientific Reports, 15, 25781
Date: 07/2025
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Evaluation of a Combined Text Messaging and Online Survey Protocol for Giardiasis Case Investigation — Colorado, September 2023–May 2024
Reports on the use of text message–based survey invitations to gather case data from Colorado patients with laboratory-confirmed Giardia infection. Includes data on response levels among rural and urban patients.
Author(s): Ingrid Hewitson, Amanda Tran, Alayna Younger, Rachel H. Jervis
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 74(26), 424-429
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Reports on the use of text message–based survey invitations to gather case data from Colorado patients with laboratory-confirmed Giardia infection. Includes data on response levels among rural and urban patients.
Author(s): Ingrid Hewitson, Amanda Tran, Alayna Younger, Rachel H. Jervis
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 74(26), 424-429
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Estimating County-Level Dental Care Utilization among Adults in California Using Multilevel Modeling with Raking Approach
Analyzes the accuracy and suitability of a small area estimation method combining multilevel modeling and raking for estimating county-level dental care utilization for adults in California, utilizing 2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and American Community Survey data. Highlights the value of small area estimation methods for geographic areas with small sample sizes.
Author(s): Yilan Huang, Honghu Liu
Citation: Archives of Public Health, 83, 183
Date: 07/2025
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Analyzes the accuracy and suitability of a small area estimation method combining multilevel modeling and raking for estimating county-level dental care utilization for adults in California, utilizing 2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and American Community Survey data. Highlights the value of small area estimation methods for geographic areas with small sample sizes.
Author(s): Yilan Huang, Honghu Liu
Citation: Archives of Public Health, 83, 183
Date: 07/2025
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Rural Adolescent Attitudes and Use of Bicycle Helmets in Iowa
Examines youth attitudes toward bicycle helmet use in rural Iowa. Utilizes survey data from 1,331 adolescents aged 13-18 years who attended the 2022 Iowa FFA Leadership Conference and provides data breakdowns by demographics, bicycle use, helmet use, and attitudes toward helmet importance and helmet laws.
Author(s): Brooke L. Askelsen, Brianna J. Iverson, Devin E. Spolsdoff, et al.
Citation: Injury Epidemiology, 12, 41
Date: 07/2025
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Examines youth attitudes toward bicycle helmet use in rural Iowa. Utilizes survey data from 1,331 adolescents aged 13-18 years who attended the 2022 Iowa FFA Leadership Conference and provides data breakdowns by demographics, bicycle use, helmet use, and attitudes toward helmet importance and helmet laws.
Author(s): Brooke L. Askelsen, Brianna J. Iverson, Devin E. Spolsdoff, et al.
Citation: Injury Epidemiology, 12, 41
Date: 07/2025
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