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Pacific Partnerships for Health: Charting a New Course
Provides an overview of health care services in the U.S. Associated Pacific Basin and discusses the U.S. role in the region's health care delivery systems.
Additional links: Read Online
Date: 1998
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Public Law 105-33: Balanced Budget Act of 1997
Includes the entire text of Public Law 105-33, commonly known as the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. The legislation created the Critical Access Hospital designation and outlines details of the program, including eligibility and operational regulations.
Date: 08/1997
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Congress
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Rural Health Clinics: Rising Program Expenditures Not Focused on Improving Care in Isolated Areas
A review of the Rural Health Clinic (RHC) program. Examined whether the RHC program provides primary care access to Medicare and Medicaid recipients who otherwise would not have it. Also looked at controls in place for payments to RHCs from Medicare and Medicaid.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 02/1997
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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National Rural Health Policy: Recommendations from the First Eight Years of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health
Summarizes activities and accomplishments of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health from 1988-1996. Includes chapters on health workforce, Medicare payment policy, special needs of rural populations, and issues impacting rural health which the committee may address in the future.
Date: 01/1997
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Hospital Closure: 1995
Describes the extent, characteristics of, and impact of hospital closures in 1995. Includes information specific to rural hospital closures. Lists closed hospitals by name, state, and rural/urban status.
Date: 11/1996
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Hospital Closure: 1994
Describes the extent, characteristics of, and impact of hospital closures in 1994. Includes information specific to rural hospital closures. Lists closed hospitals by name, state, and rural/urban status.
Date: 02/1996
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Health Care Shortage Areas: Designations Not a Useful Tool for Directing Resources to the Underserved
Discusses the Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) and Medically Underserved Area (MUA) designations and how well these designations help target federal resources to benefit those who are underserved.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 09/1995
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Hospital Closure: 1993
Describes the extent, characteristics of, reasons for, and impact of hospital closures in 1993. Includes information specific to rural hospital closures. Lists closed hospitals by name, state, and rural/urban status.
Date: 01/1995
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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American Indian and Alaska Native Areas
Chapter 5 of the U.S. Census Bureau's Geographic Areas Reference Manual details the classifications used for defining American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Breaks down the definitions of American Indian Reservations, Trust Lands, and Alaska Native Regional Corporations, among others. Highlights a state-level breakdown of type and number of AI/AN communities.
Date: 11/1994
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Hospital Closure: 1992
Describes the extent, characteristics of, and impact of hospital closures in 1992. Includes information specific to rural hospital closures. Lists closed hospitals by name, state, and rural/urban status.
Date: 02/1994
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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