Rural Health
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Rural Health Care: Innovations in Policy and Practice
Discusses strategies being used to improve healthcare access in rural areas. Includes a section discussing philanthropic activities related to rural health.
Date: 03/2009
Sponsoring organization: Grantmakers in Health
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Discusses strategies being used to improve healthcare access in rural areas. Includes a section discussing philanthropic activities related to rural health.
Date: 03/2009
Sponsoring organization: Grantmakers in Health
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Closing the Health Gap of Rural Veterans: Discussion of Funding and Resource Coordination
Transcript of a March 19, 2009 hearing. Focused on U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' rural health funding, spending, and resource coordination. Explores how resources are used to narrow the health disparities of veterans living in rural areas.
Date: 03/2009
Sponsoring organization: House Veterans' Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Health
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Transcript of a March 19, 2009 hearing. Focused on U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' rural health funding, spending, and resource coordination. Explores how resources are used to narrow the health disparities of veterans living in rural areas.
Date: 03/2009
Sponsoring organization: House Veterans' Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Health
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MedPAC Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy, 2009
Offers an annual review of Medicare payment policies, with recommendations to Congress. Discusses rural aspects of Medicare payment policies throughout the report.
Date: 03/2009
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Offers an annual review of Medicare payment policies, with recommendations to Congress. Discusses rural aspects of Medicare payment policies throughout the report.
Date: 03/2009
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Medicare and Medicaid Participating Facilities: CMS Needs to Reexamine Its Approach for Funding State Oversight of Health Care Facilities
Evaluates the federal funding of state healthcare facility surveys, including surveys of Rural Health Clinics (RHCs). Analyzes funding, state workloads, and federal oversight of states' use of funds.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 02/2009
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Evaluates the federal funding of state healthcare facility surveys, including surveys of Rural Health Clinics (RHCs). Analyzes funding, state workloads, and federal oversight of states' use of funds.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 02/2009
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Sole Community Pharmacies and Part D Participation: Implications for Rural Residents
Describes the contracting patterns of sole rural community pharmacies in 16 states to assess the extent to which each pharmacy contracts with the most commonly used Prescription Drug Plans (PDPs) available in their state.
Author(s): Victoria Freeman, Indira Richardson, Rebecca Slifkin
Date: 02/2009
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Describes the contracting patterns of sole rural community pharmacies in 16 states to assess the extent to which each pharmacy contracts with the most commonly used Prescription Drug Plans (PDPs) available in their state.
Author(s): Victoria Freeman, Indira Richardson, Rebecca Slifkin
Date: 02/2009
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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The Capital Investment Needs of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs): Results of the 2007 National CAH Survey
Describes the findings of a national telephone survey of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) to determine the nature of their capital funding needs and experiences in accessing capital funding to meet those needs. Includes policy implications.
Author(s): Walter Gregg
Date: 02/2009
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Describes the findings of a national telephone survey of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) to determine the nature of their capital funding needs and experiences in accessing capital funding to meet those needs. Includes policy implications.
Author(s): Walter Gregg
Date: 02/2009
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Rural Coverage Gaps Decline Following Public Health Insurance Expansions
Assesses how uninsured rates and sources of coverage have changed since the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) was enacted. Compares the health insurance coverage of rural and urban residents in 1997 and 2005. Discusses implications for health insurance reform.
Author(s): Ericka Ziller, Andrew Coburn
Date: 02/2009
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Assesses how uninsured rates and sources of coverage have changed since the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) was enacted. Compares the health insurance coverage of rural and urban residents in 1997 and 2005. Discusses implications for health insurance reform.
Author(s): Ericka Ziller, Andrew Coburn
Date: 02/2009
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Achieving Success in QIO and Rural Hospital Partnerships
Provides 4 case studies that highlight strategies employed by Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) to help small rural hospitals implement successful quality improvement initiatives. Focuses on the benefits of technical assistance from QIOs to rural hospitals.
Author(s): Janet Pagan-Sutton, Lauren Silver, Jyoti Gupta
Date: 02/2009
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Provides 4 case studies that highlight strategies employed by Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) to help small rural hospitals implement successful quality improvement initiatives. Focuses on the benefits of technical assistance from QIOs to rural hospitals.
Author(s): Janet Pagan-Sutton, Lauren Silver, Jyoti Gupta
Date: 02/2009
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Policy Issues Affecting Maine's Hospitals
Describes the distribution of hospitals in Maine and the challenges for those hospitals stemming from federal and state regulations, trends in physician practice, and emerging payment models.
Author(s): John A. Gale, Jennifer D. Lenardson
Date: 01/2009
Sponsoring organization: Catherine Cutler Institute
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Describes the distribution of hospitals in Maine and the challenges for those hospitals stemming from federal and state regulations, trends in physician practice, and emerging payment models.
Author(s): John A. Gale, Jennifer D. Lenardson
Date: 01/2009
Sponsoring organization: Catherine Cutler Institute
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Rural Children Don't Receive the Mental Health Care They Need
Examines rural/urban differences in the use of children's mental health services, focusing on how family income, health insurance coverage, and mental health status affect these differences. Attempts to identify the mental health needs of children ages 6 to 17, the percentage of children with an identified mental health need that utilized a mental health service in the past year, and the role of family income and health insurance in determining the use of mental health services by children.
Author(s): David Lambert, Erika C. Ziller, Jennifer D. Lenardson
Date: 01/2009
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Examines rural/urban differences in the use of children's mental health services, focusing on how family income, health insurance coverage, and mental health status affect these differences. Attempts to identify the mental health needs of children ages 6 to 17, the percentage of children with an identified mental health need that utilized a mental health service in the past year, and the role of family income and health insurance in determining the use of mental health services by children.
Author(s): David Lambert, Erika C. Ziller, Jennifer D. Lenardson
Date: 01/2009
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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