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621. Full Committee Oversight Hearing: "Rural Access: Is VA Meeting All Veterans Where They Live?" - Resources
Date: Jan 2024

The House Committee on Veterans' Affairs full committee oversight hearing discusses rural veteran's access to healthcare through the VA. Features a discussion of the VA's role as both a healthcare provider and a payer via its Community Care Program. Highlights technological challenges related to telehealth, such as lack of broadband connections and technological literacy of older veterans. Presents testimony from the VA, the Government Accountability Office, the Navajo Nation, and veteran advocacy groups, among others.

...telehealth, such as lack of broadband connections and technological literacy of older veterans. Presents testimony...

622. The Universal Service Fund and COVID-19: The FCC and Industry Response - Resources
Date: Jun 2020

An overview of three Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Universal Service Fund programs and actions taken through these programs in response to COVID-19. Describes the steps taken through the Rural Health Care Program to promote access to telehealth services during the public health emergency.

...telehealth services during the public health emergency. --- The Universal Service Fund and COVID-19: The FCC and Industry...

623. Broadband Internet Subscription Rates and Opioid Prescribing via Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Resources
Date: Sep 2022

Explores the effect of the DEA's temporary permission for providers to prescribe opioids via telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kentucky. Discusses the effect this permission had on rural areas and in counties with low and high rates of broadband access.

...telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kentucky. Discusses the effect this permission had on rural...

624. The Rural Library and Health Cooperative Agreement Program: A New Chapter in Rural Healthcare Access - Resources
Date: Jan 2024

Video featuring a program that places health liaisons in libraries throughout South Carolina to provide residents with services that include health information, telehealth, reproductive and behavioral health, assistance with social needs, and connections with providers.

...telehealth, reproductive and behavioral health, assistance with social needs, and connections with providers. --- The Rural...

625. Learning From COVID-19-Related Flexibilities: Moving Toward More Person-Centered Medicare and Medicaid Programs - Resources
Date: Mar 2022

Presents a person-centered framework to facilitate policymakers' decisions regarding the future of COVID-19-related temporary regulatory flexibilities. Identifies priority flexibilities that should be considered for permanence, modification, or further evaluation. Covers regulatory flexibilities regarding telehealth, scope of practice, Medicare Advantage requirements, and more. Includes rural references throughout.

...telehealth, scope of practice, Medicare Advantage requirements, and more. Includes rural references throughout. --- Learning From...

626. Symptoms of the Disease: The Epidemiological, Economic, and Public Health Impacts of COVID-19 on the Battle Born State - Resources
Date: Apr 2024

Reports on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nevada between March 2020 and December 2022 on various healthcare, economic, and sociodemographic indicators. Includes rural and urban comparisons related to case and mortality rates, telehealth utilization, homelessness, and child welfare.

...telehealth utilization, homelessness, and child welfare. --- Symptoms of the Disease: The Epidemiological, Economic, and Public...

627. Survey Emphasizes Scale and Significance of the RHC Program - Resources
Date: Apr 2024

Summarizes results of a 2024 national survey of 930 Rural Health Clinics. Presents data on the average payer mix, use and attitude toward telehealth services, Medicare Advantage (MA) contract structures, and MA reimbursement relative to traditional Medicare reimbursement, and more.

...telehealth services, Medicare Advantage (MA) contract structures, and MA reimbursement relative to traditional Medicare reimbursement...

628. Integration of Rural Nursing in the Curriculum: A Strategy to Increase Nursing Education's Contribution to Population Health - Resources
Date: Jul 2022

Webinar on integrating rural nursing concepts into a Texas nursing education program. Includes information on the nurse workforce distribution across Texas, healthcare challenges in rural areas, training nursing students in rural areas, telehealth, "grow-your-own" strategies, and more. See video description for transcript.

...telehealth, "grow-your-own" strategies, and more. See video description for transcript. --- Integration of Rural...

629. Cost Effectiveness of On-site versus Off-site Depression Collaborative Care in Rural Federally Qualified Health Centers - Resources
Date: May 2015

Highlights a study on the cost-effectiveness of on-site versus a telehealth-based collaborative care when treating depression in a rural Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). Considers variable, fixed, inpatient, and outpatient costs, among others.

...telehealth-based collaborative care when treating depression in a rural Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC...

630. Rural Health Clinics Modernization Policy Explained - Resources
Date: Dec 2020

Recording of a webinar (updated December 31, 2020) providing an overview of statutory revisions to the Rural Health Clinic (RHC) payment methodology. Explains the impact of the changes on both capped and uncapped RHCs. Includes information on telehealth reimbursement for RHCs. Part of the Rural Health Clinic Technical Assistance Series.

...telehealth reimbursement for RHCs. Part of the Rural Health Clinic Technical Assistance Series. --- Rural Health...