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1381. 2023-2028 Texas State Health Plan - Resources
Date: Nov 2022

Provides recommendations to the Texas legislature on how to help ensure access to healthcare for all Texans. Addresses access to care, rural health, the mental health and behavioral health workforce, and teleservices and technology.

...Health workforce · Mental health · Policy · Population health · Technology for health and human services · Telehealth · Texas...

1382. Demand for Broadband in Rural Areas: Implications for Universal Access - Resources
Date: Dec 2019

Reports on the characteristics of demand for fixed broadband among households and small businesses in rural areas and how they affect private sector infrastructure investments. Discusses the role of schools and libraries as providers of broadband service and training to rural residents, and how broadband enabled services, such as telemedicine, may encourage rural households and small businesses to adopt the technology. Highlights federal programs and policies that may increase or impede broadband demand, and offers options for the U.S. Congress to consider as it addresses rural broadband demand.

...Congressional Research Service Broadband · Legislation and regulations · Policy · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth...

1383. USDA's ReConnect Program: Expanding Rural Broadband - Resources
Date: Dec 2022

Provides an overview of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's ReConnect program, which provides loans, grants, and loan/grant combinations to build and enhance broadband infrastructure in eligible rural service areas. Summarizes program details, funding allocations, the three rounds of awards, and funding awards by state. Compares the ReConnect program with other USDA broadband programs. Identifies issues that may impact the program's effectiveness, related legislation introduced in the 117th Congress, and potential policy options.

...Congress, and potential policy options. 12/2022 Congressional Research Service Access · Broadband · Funding · Infrastructure · Policy · Telehealth...

1384. Geospatial Analysis of Access to Health Care and Internet Services in the US - Resources
Date: Nov 2022

Study examining access to healthcare and Internet services based on 2015-2019 American Community Survey data. Discusses implementations of findings for telemedicine expansion and the need for improved Internet access to address rural-urban health disparities.

...Network Open, 5(11), e2243792 11/2022 Access · Broadband · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth...

1385. Adoption of Telemedicine in a Rural US Cancer Center Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Qualitative Study - Resources
Date: Aug 2022

Describes the implementation of telemedicine in outpatient oncology clinics affiliated with the Dartmouth Cancer Center that serve rural patients. Discusses findings from interviews with staff, specialty providers, and practice managers, noting challenges to implementation, the need for guidance, and concerns about communication quality.

...e33768 08/2022 Cancer · Specialty care · Statistics and data · Technology for health and human services · Telehealth...

1386. MedPAC Comment on CMS's Proposed Rule on the Home Health Prospective Payment System for CY 2023 - Resources
Date: Aug 2022

Comments on a June 23, 2022, Federal Register proposed rule related to Medicare payment policies for home health agencies. Includes comments regarding the collection of data on the use of telecommunications technology under the Medicare home health benefit and quality measure stratification as a tool to address healthcare disparities and advance health equity.

...Legislation and regulations · Medicare · Policy · Reimbursement and payment models · Technology for health and human services · Telehealth...

1387. Disparities in Spatial Accessibility of Primary Care in Louisiana: From Physical to Virtual Accessibility - Resources
Date: 2023

Evaluates both physical and virtual accessibility to primary care physicians (PCPs) across Louisiana. Analyzes disparities in access between rural and urban areas, the Black population and the general population, and for Area Deprivation Index (ADI) areas.

...Physicians · Primary care · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data · Telehealth · Louisiana...

1388. Critical Access Hospitals: Views on How Medicare Payment and Other Factors Affect Behavioral Health Services - Resources
Date: Jun 2023

Provides an overview of Medicare payment policies for care provided by Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Explores how CAHs provide behavioral health services in their communities. Summarizes findings from interviews with officials from 10 CAHs, stakeholder organizations, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) regarding how Medicare payment policies and other factors affect CAHs' ability to provide behavioral health services.

...Access Hospitals · Legislation and regulations · Medicare · Policy · Reimbursement and payment models · Rural Health Clinics · Telehealth...

1389. Health Extension Regional Offices (HEROs) - Models & Innovations
Reviewed: May 21, 2024

The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center created Health Extension Regional Offices (HEROs) whose agents link people in rural communities to local health and social services.

...Telehealth services for training, service, and communications Research on community priorities Community-based health professions...

1390. MedPAC Comment on CMS's Proposed Rule on the Home Health Prospective Payment System for CY 2021 - Resources
Date: Aug 2020

Comments on a June 30, 2020, Federal Register proposed rule related to Medicare payment policies for home health agencies. Includes comments addressing the use of technology under the Medicare home health benefit and changes to geographic area delineations.

...Payment Advisory Commission Home health · Legislation and regulations · Medicare · Policy · Reimbursement and payment models · Telehealth...