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1401. Clinical Risk and Outpatient Therapy Utilization for COVID-19 in the Medicare Population - Resources
Date: Jan 2024

Evaluates COVID-19 treatment disparities among Medicare beneficiaries, with comparisons by age, race and ethnicity, Medicaid eligibility, nursing home use, telemedicine use, rural/urban status, and more. Utilizes Medicare Master Beneficiary Summary and Standard Analytic Claim files for the year 2022. Provides data on rates of COVID-19 therapy use, including medication, hospitalization, and outpatient treatment. Highlights undertreatment experienced by populations with high risk of severe infection.

...01/2024 Access · COVID-19 · Elderly population · Health disparities · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth...

1402. Virtual Communication Services in Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) - Resources
Date: Nov 2022

Provides information for Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) regarding billing and payment for virtual communication services as established in the 2019 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule.

...Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Clinics · Legislation and regulations · Medicare · Reimbursement and payment models · Telehealth...

1403. Home Health Agencies: CMS Flexibilities to Fight COVID-19 - Resources
Date: May 2023

Outlines specific regulatory waivers and Medicare flexibilities for home health agencies issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Includes information on whether each waiver or flexibility has been terminated, will end at the conclusion of the public health emergency, or has become permanent.

...Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Healthcare quality · Home health · Infectious diseases · Legislation and regulations · Telehealth...

1404. Care Coordination Between Rural Primary Care and Telemedicine to Expand Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: Results from a Single-Arm, Multisite Feasibility Study - Resources
Date: Sep 2023

Examines the feasibility of expanding access to medication treatment for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in rural areas through the use of telemedicine. Analyzes 6 rural primary care sites and their care coordination model. Includes data on patients referred to telemedicine and total number of patient-days on MOUD.

...Access · Care coordination · Illicit drug use · Prescription drug misuse · Primary care · Statistics and data · Telehealth...

1405. Telemedicine and Pregnancy Care - Resources
Date: Feb 2020

Explores the role telemedicine can play in providing prenatal and postpartum care to women in rural areas. Highlights the types of specialized care that can be delivered via telemedicine to support maternal care in rural areas. Discusses some of the barriers to telemedicine implementation, including state-level Medicaid reimbursement policy.

...Ranji 02/2020 KFF Access · Health disparities · Maternal health and prenatal care · Medicaid · Policy · Telehealth · Women...

1406. Frontier Community Health Integration Project (FCHIP) Demonstration Evaluation: Final Evaluation Report - Resources
Date: Nov 2020

Presents findings from an evaluation of the Frontier Community Health Integration Project (FCHIP) Demonstration. Describes the three possible interventions, including their impact, progress and accomplishments, challenges, and lessons learned. Identifies commonalities that emerged across the FCHIP interventions that may inform future demonstrations among rural healthcare providers.

...Healthcare quality · Medicare · Policy · Service delivery models · Swing bed services · Telehealth · Montana · Nevada · North Dakota...

1407. Key Facts About Medicare Beneficiaries in Rural Areas - Resources
Date: Jun 2025

Presents information and data about rural Medicare beneficiaries, including demographic and health characteristics, access to healthcare, and satisfaction with care. Compares data on beneficiaries living in urban areas, rural areas adjacent to an urban area, and rural areas not adjacent to an urban area.

...06/2025 KFF Health conditions · Health insurance · Income · Medicaid · Medicare · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth...

1408. An Examination of Geographic Access to Outpatient Stroke Rehabilitation Services in Tennessee, a Stroke Belt State - Resources
Date: Nov 2023

Presents data on travel time and distance to Tennessee stroke rehabilitation facilities, with comparisons of rural and urban counties as well as counties with low, medium, or high stroke prevalence. Describes care access challenges faced by rural stroke patients, including barriers related to transportation and telerehabilitation.

...11/2023 Access · Healthcare facilities · Outpatient care · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth · Transportation · Tennessee...

1409. Addressing the Opioid Crisis: A Look at the Evolving Landscape of Federal OUD Treatment Policies - Resources
Date: Jul 2023

Provides an overview of 5 federal policies that impacted the provision of opioid use disorder (OUD) treatments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Covers regulations related to buprenorphine medication, methadone dispensing programs, overdose prevention and reversal methods, and leveraging Medicaid for pre- and post-release from prison OUD treatment services. Discusses how state laws may limit federal efforts.

...drugs · Prescription drug misuse · Service delivery models · Statistics and data · Substance use and misuse · Telehealth...

1410. More Employers Are Paying for Telemedicine, but Enrollee Take-Up Has Been Relatively Low - Resources
Date: Oct 2018

Analyzes 2018 Employer Health Benefit Survey (EHBS) data regarding telemedicine trends in employer health plan coverage. Includes discussion on telemedicine improving access to healthcare in rural areas. Covers statistics of telemedicine utilization between rural and urban large employer health plan enrollees.

...Matthew Rae, Cynthia Cox 10/2018 KFF Access · Health insurance · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth...