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521. September 2022 MedPAC Meeting Transcript - Resources
Date: Sep 2022

Transcript from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's (MedPAC) September 2022 meeting. Covers Medicare payments to safety-net clinicians, the development of a prototype post-acute care prospective payment system, nursing facility staffing requirements and data, the expansion of telehealth during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) and payment for telehealth services after the PHE, inpatient psychiatric facility care, and Part D data on drug rebates and discounts. Includes rural references and considerations throughout.

...telehealth during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) and payment for telehealth services after...

522. Report to Congress on Medicaid and CHIP, March 2018 - Resources
Date: Mar 2018

Reports on three aspects of Medicaid: managed care, telehealth, and Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments. Chapter 2 discusses how the use of telehealth services can help patients access healthcare services in rural and frontier areas. Chapter 3 includes the third annual report on DSH payments, which provide support to safety-net hospitals to help offset uncompensated care costs for Medicaid and uninsured patients. Table 3-2 identifies DSH spending for urban and rural hospitals and for Critical Access Hospitals.

...telehealth, and Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments. Chapter 2 discusses how the use of telehealth...

523. Rural Schools and Health Overview - Topic Guides
Reviewed: Apr 22, 2025

Resources, information, and frequently asked questions examining the role that rural schools play in the health of students and the community. Discusses school-based healthcare services, nutrition, physical activity, mental health, health education, and more.

...telehealth. According to The Use of Telehealth in School-Based Health Centers , the percentage of SBHCs...

524. Medicare Beneficiaries' Use of Audio-Only Health Care Services - Resources
Date: Dec 2022

Describes the use of audio-only telehealth services among Medicare beneficiaries before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Presents data on the use of telehealth by selected demographic characteristics, number of chronic conditions, service type and modality, urbanicity, and outpatient facility provider type.

...telehealth services among Medicare beneficiaries before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Presents data on the use of telehealth...

525. The Northern Border Region: A Health-Focused Landscape Analysis - Resources
Date: Apr 2022

Chartbook examining population health and healthcare access for Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont, and for the region overall. Identifies strengths and assets of the Northern Border region states, as well as opportunities for improvement. Features demographics and statistics on quality of care, health outcomes, health behaviors, mortality rates and causes, Health Professional Shortage Areas, telehealth policies, and telehealth grants awarded from 2018-2021. Includes maps showing locations of substance use treatment facilities, Rural Health Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and hospitals.

...telehealth policies, and telehealth grants awarded from 2018-2021. Includes maps showing locations of substance...

526. How VA's Telehealth Kidney Program Saves the Lives of Rural Veterans - News
Date: Jun 8, 2026

Describes a recent study finding that a U.S. Veterans Administration (VA) telenephrology program improved mortality rates and increased guideline-directed medication prescriptions for veterans at rural VA clinics receiving treatment for chronic kidney disease. The program uses a hub-and-spoke system to connect rural veterans with specialized care. Notes additional research finding veterans are satisfied with telenephrology care. Source: Military.com.

...Telehealth Kidney Program Saves the Lives of Rural Veterans --- Describes a recent study finding that...

527. Rural Individuals' Telehealth Practices: An Overview - Resources
Date: Nov 2018

Compares rural and urban use of online health monitoring, online health research, and online health maintenance, which includes communication with healthcare providers. Provides breakdowns by sociodemographic factors. Briefly addresses access to technology, including internet availability.

...Telehealth Practices: An Overview --- Compares rural and urban use of online health monitoring, online health...

528. Health Panel Comment Letter – Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Rural Emergency Hospitals - Resources
Date: Sep 2022

Comments offered in response to a July 26, 2022, Federal Register proposed rule revising the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Medicare Ambulatory Surgical Center (ACS) payment system for calendar year 2023 and establishing Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) payment policy, quality measures, and enrollment policy. Discusses telehealth services for mental healthcare; REH quality measures, telehealth, and Conditions of Participation; and the use of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) data on hospital and skilled nursing facilities changes in ownership.

...telehealth services for mental healthcare; REH quality measures, telehealth, and Conditions of Participation; and the use of Centers...

529. Medicaid Behavioral Health Providers Delivering Most Behavioral Health Services via Telehealth Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Issue Brief - Resources
Date: Dec 2024

Examines the extent to which Medicaid behavioral health providers shifted their practices to mostly telebehavioral health services during the COVID-19 pandemic through December 2021. Explores differences between specialty and non-specialty behavioral health providers, providers serving enrollees with mental health conditions versus substance use disorders, and rural and urban providers.

...Telehealth Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Issue Brief --- Examines the extent to which...

530. Cancer Prevention and Treatment in Rural Areas Overview - Topic Guides
Reviewed: Jul 18, 2022

Provides resources and information on cancer risks, prevention and screening, access to cancer treatment, and cancer survivorship in rural areas.

...Telehealth and Patient Satisfaction: A Systematic Review and Narrative Analysis , found that telehealth helped lower...