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531. Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Demonstration Program: Report to Congress, 2024 - Resources
Date: Aug 2024

Provides an overview of the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) demonstration. Describes changes in the quality of care during the first five years of the demonstration for states with available quality measures, as well as quality bonus payments states made to CCBHCs based on quality measure performance. Builds on findings on demonstration implementation, quality improvement, and costs outlined in previous evaluation reports.

...Behavioral health workforce · Care coordination · Clinics · Healthcare quality · Integrated service delivery · Medicaid · Policy · Reimbursement and payment...

532. Wait Time Standards for Behavioral Health Network Adequacy - Resources
Date: Nov 2024

Presents findings from an environmental scan, key informant interviews, and case studies exploring efforts to measure and monitor provider networks through wait time standards. Describes how wait time standards can vary by provider type, service type, patient characteristics, and geographic region. Discusses challenges faced by state regulators in setting such standards. Includes rural references throughout.

...Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, RTI International Access · Behavioral health · Behavioral health workforce · Policy...

533. Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Demonstration Program: Report to Congress, 2023 - Resources
Date: Jul 2024

Provides an overview of the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) demonstration. Describes changes in the quality of care during the first four years of the demonstration for states with available quality measures, as well as quality bonus payments states made to CCBHCs based on quality measure performance. Builds on findings on demonstration implementation, quality improvement, and costs outlined in previous evaluation reports, focusing on data collected since spring 2022.

...Behavioral health workforce · Care coordination · Clinics · Healthcare quality · Integrated service delivery · Medicaid · Policy · Reimbursement and payment...

534. The Effect of National Health Service Corps Clinician Staffing on Medical and Behavioral Health Care Costs in Community Health Centers - Resources
Date: Oct 2021

Examines the contribution of National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and non-NHSC clinicians to medical and behavioral health costs per visit, using 2013-2017 data from 1,022 Federally Qualified Health Centers merged with the NHSC participant data. Features statistics on average costs per visit for medical or behavioral healthcare, with breakdowns including rural facility location.

...Behavioral health workforce · Federally Qualified Health Centers · Primary care · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

535. Mortality and Life Expectancy in Rural America: Connecting the Health and Human Service Safety Nets to Improve Health Outcomes over the Life Course - Resources
Date: Oct 2015

Policy brief describing the driving forces behind rural health disparities in Appalachian Kentucky. Offers nationally relevant recommendations for addressing these challenges. Discusses rural and urban differences in life expectancy and mortality rates, and other significant factors including behavioral health, substance abuse, population health, trauma care, and transportation.

...Behavioral health workforce · Community health workers · Emergency department and urgent care services · Mortality · Population health...

536. Recruitment and Retention Issues for Counselors in Rural Pennsylvania Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs - Resources
Date: Oct 2021

Results of a study of Pennsylvania substance use disorder (SUD) counselors and directors of treatment programs and clinics, to assess the characteristics of treatment counselors in rural Pennsylvania counties and how those characteristics relate to recruitment and retention issues. Also examines how well higher education institutions in rural counties prepare those entering the profession, and analyzes the effectiveness of state-level incentives, like the student loan repayment program, to attract potential SUD counselors. Features statistics on counselors' characteristics and duties, and client characteristics.

...Behavioral health workforce · Health workforce education and training · Loans, loan repayment, and loan forgiveness for health...

537. Attitudes Toward and Training in Medications for Opioid Use Disorders: A Descriptive Analysis among Employees in the Youth Legal System and Community Mental Health Centers - Resources
Date: Jun 2024

Results of a survey of 181 medications for opioid use disorder uptake (MOUD) professionals who work with youth legal system (YLS) and community mental health center (CMHC) settings in eight counties of a Midwestern state. Compares attitudes toward MOUD treatment, training, and workplace culture in rural versus urban areas, among CMHC versus YLS respondents, and more.

...Behavioral health workforce · Children and youth · Criminal justice system · Federally Qualified Health Centers · Illicit drug...

538. Decisions to Practice in Rural Areas Among Mental Health Care Professionals - Resources
Date: Jun 2024

Research letter describing a study examining factors associated with mental health professionals' decisions to practice in rural areas and whether those factors differ by professional type. Uses data from Minnesota's health licensing boards and a survey of active Minnesota healthcare professionals collected from 2022-2023. Features statistics with breakdowns by provider type and rural or urban location.

...Behavioral health workforce · Health workforce supply and demand · Mental health · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

539. An Increasing Number of States Filled Conrad 30 Waivers for Recruiting International Medical Graduates - Resources
Date: Sep 2024

Examines the Conrad 30 visa waiver program between 2001 and 2020 and offers findings related to variations by specialty and geography at the state level. Discusses disparate distribution of Conrad physicians in rural areas.

...Behavioral health workforce · Health workforce shortage designations · Health workforce supply and demand · J-1 Visa...

540. The Rural Healthcare Landscape Survey: A Behavioral Health Needs Assessment - Resources
Date: 2025

Analyzes survey data from 437 behavioral health professionals to identify areas of opportunity for support and increasing access to behavioral healthcare providers and patients in rural areas. Data analyzed include survey participant demographics, rurality of clients and providers, amount of provider consultations, and professional well-being. Discusses areas of future research related to provider training, distribution of providers, burnout, and provider demographics.

...Behavioral health workforce · Health workforce education and training · Health workforce supply and demand · Mental health...