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621. Project ECHO: Policy Pathways for Sustainability - Resources
Date: Jan 2019

Examines policy and funding options to provide for the long-term sustainability of Project ECHO, a telehealth mentoring program supporting the health workforce in rural and underserved areas. Offers state and federal policy recommendations, discussing how each would work, action steps, and feasibility.

...telehealth mentoring program supporting the health workforce in rural and underserved areas. Offers state and federal...

622. Trends in Mental Health Care Utilization in Rural and Nonrural Areas, 2019-2023 - Resources
Date: Aug 2025

Examines changes in mental healthcare utilization between 2019 and 2023. Utilizes National Health Interview Survey data to compare rural and nonrural trends related to mental health utilization, therapy, and medication. Discusses the impact of telehealth options and the COVID-19 pandemic on mental healthcare availability.

...telehealth options and the COVID-19 pandemic on mental healthcare availability. --- Trends in Mental Health...

623. MedPAC Comment on CMS's Proposed Rule on Contract Year 2021 and 2022 Policy and Technical Changes to Medicare Advantage and Part D - Resources
Date: Apr 2020

Responds to a proposed rule to revise regulations for Medicare Advantage (MA) and the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit program (Part D). Provides comments on CMS proposals regarding out-of-network telehealth benefits, updates to the quality rating models for MA and Part D plans, and changes to MA network adequacy standards. Discusses how changes to network adequacy standards would impact access to dialysis facilities for beneficiaries in micropolitan counties, rural counties, and counties with extreme access considerations (CEAC).

...telehealth benefits, updates to the quality rating models for MA and Part D plans, and changes...

624. Telephone-Based Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy Optimization in Navajo Nation: The Hózhó Randomized Clinical Trial - Resources
Date: Apr 2024

Explores whether a guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) is initiated and titrated through telehealth improves GDMT use among patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction in Navajo Nation. Summarizes results of a stepped-wedge, pragmatic comparative effectiveness trial conducted from February to August 2023 at two Indian Health Service facilities in rural Navajo Nation. Discusses the importance of community-designed and locally-tailored strategies to improve GDMT rates.

...telehealth improves GDMT use among patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction in Navajo...

625. Systematic Review of Palliative Care in the Rural Setting - Resources
Date: Oct 2015

Synthesizes the results of an extensive search of the medical literature focused on the developments in palliative care for patients living in rural areas in the U.S. and internationally to determine where gaps in the research may occur. Suggests promising approaches including telehealth, community-academic partnerships, and training for rural healthcare providers.

...telehealth, community-academic partnerships, and training for rural healthcare providers. --- Systematic Review of Palliative Care...

626. MedPAC Comment on CMS's Proposed Rule on the Physician Prospective Payment System for FY 2024 - Resources
Date: Sep 2023

Comment on the August 7, 2023, Federal Register proposed rule revising the physician fee schedule to improve payment systems for physicians and other Medicare Part B revisions. Includes discussions on payment rates for Medicare telehealth services; the Medicare Shared Savings Program, including regional adjustments; incorporating Medicare Advantage data into public reporting; and more.

...telehealth services; the Medicare Shared Savings Program, including regional adjustments; incorporating Medicare Advantage data into...

627. CARES Act: Provisions to Help Rural Hospitals - Resources
Date: Apr 2020

Provides an overview of aspects of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act designed to support rural hospitals. Highlights provisions related to access to capital, Medicare payments, and telehealth, among others.

...telehealth, among others. --- CARES Act: Provisions to Help Rural Hospitals Provides an overview of aspects...

628. Beneficiary and Clinician Perspectives on Medicare and Other Issues: Findings from 2025 Focus Groups in St. Louis, Missouri, and 2021–2025 Rural Focus Groups - Resources
Date: Jun 2025

Summarizes findings from 8 focus groups of Medicare beneficiaries, Medicare and Medicaid (dual eligible) beneficiaries, and clinicians conducted between April and May 2025, including one virtual focus group of rural Medicare beneficiaries. Compiles findings from 13 focus groups of rural Medicare beneficiaries between 2021 and 2025. Highlights themes that emerged across the focus groups covering Medicare coverage options, access to care, telehealth, organization of care, and prescription drugs.

...telehealth, organization of care, and prescription drugs. --- Beneficiary and Clinician Perspectives on Medicare and Other...

629. Growing Rural Podcast - Resources
Reviewed: Aug 2025

Podcast series on issues of interest for rural South Carolina. Topics include telehealth, ways to improve access to quality healthcare, employment, education, and the arts, among other things.

...telehealth, ways to improve access to quality healthcare, employment, education, and the arts, among other...

630. Oversight Hearing – Addressing the Challenges of Rural America - Resources
Date: Mar 2023

Recording of a March 29, 2023, House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies regarding challenges rural communities face. Discussions include access to healthcare; rural workforce development, including the healthcare workforce; telehealth; and more.

...telehealth; and more. --- Oversight Hearing – Addressing the Challenges of Rural America Carrie Cochran-McClain, National...