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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...
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...
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...
Date: Sep 2016
Determines the effectiveness of Abstinence Reinforcement Therapy (ART), a smoking cessation intervention, among rural veterans. ART combines evidenced-based cognitive-behavioral telephone counseling (TC), a telemedicine clinic for access to nicotine replacement (NRT), and mobile contingency management (mCM) compared to TC and NRT alone.
...Technology for health and human services · Telehealth · Tobacco use · Veterans · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...
Date: Mar 2022
Annual review of Medicare payment policies, with recommendations to Congress. Includes discussion on Medicare payment policies directly affecting rural providers and beneficiaries. Addresses payment adequacy for healthcare facilities and services, improving Medicare payment for post-acute care, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, and the impact of healthcare provider consolidation.
...prescription drugs · Physicians · Policy · Post-acute care · Reimbursement and payment models · Statistics and data · Telehealth...
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...
Date: May 2016
Demonstrates the trends in the use of telemedicine utilization by rural Medicare beneficiaries between 2004 and 2013. Data is derived from Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes or telemedicine-specific codes, using Medicare's definition for rural. Includes a table comparing patient characteristics for Medicare beneficiaries with and without a telemedicine visit in 2013.
...Journal of the American Medical Association, 315(18), 2015–2016 05/2016 Medicare · Statistics and data · Telehealth...
Date: Jul 2021
Results of a study of 267,908 patients to examine the association between Project ECHO and use of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Features statistics with breakdowns by urban or rural location.
...07/2021 Access · Infectious diseases · Primary care · Rural-urban differences · Specialty care · Statistics and data · Telehealth...
Date: Apr 2021
Provides an overview of rural residents, including socioeconomic characteristics, insurance status, and health status. Explores the availability of healthcare providers in rural areas, with a focus on primary care providers and hospitals. Discusses the role of Medicaid in rural health, as well as Medicaid policies and services that are important for providing healthcare in rural communities.
...supply and demand · Hospitals · Maternal health and prenatal care · Medicaid · Policy · Primary care · Telehealth · Transportation...
Reviewed: Dec 12, 2025
Promising and evidence-based models that can be consulted for prevention, treatment, and recovery from substance use disorders in rural areas.
...Telehealth Models to Address Substance Use Disorders Case Management Model for Substance Use Disorders Models...