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621. Telebehavioral Health: An Effective Alternative to In-Person Care - Resources
Date: Oct 2020

Issue brief discussing telehealth treatment modalities based on a 2019 review of clinical outcomes related to telebehavioral health. Covers three state-level approaches: the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center Rural Telemental Health Program (VA RTMH), which serves rural Oregon veterans, and Medicaid policies in Texas and Massachusetts. Addresses telebehavioral health policy details, implementation, and considerations for states looking to develop new telebehavioral health policies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

...telehealth treatment modalities based on a 2019 review of clinical outcomes related to telebehavioral health...

622. 2016-2020 South Dakota Primary Care Needs Assessment - Resources
Date: 2021

Findings of a comprehensive analysis and needs assessment of South Dakota counties and their potential areas of need in primary healthcare. Includes sections on tribal populations, Medicaid, telehealth, Health Professional Shortage Areas, Rural Health Clinics, Critical Access Hospitals, behavioral health, substance abuse, and educational opportunities for the primary care workforce. Features county-by-county statistics for various health indicators.

...telehealth, Health Professional Shortage Areas, Rural Health Clinics, Critical Access Hospitals, behavioral health, substance abuse...

623. Behavioral Health Integration into Primary Care - Resources
Date: Mar 2018

Profile of a rural health system, Western Wisconsin Health (WWH), and its work to deliver behavioral health services. Provides an overview of how behavioral health providers and services were integrated with primary care, with a change to focus on whole-person care. Includes information on Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement for the behavioral health services provided at WWH's Rural Health Clinic. Discusses how WWH behavioral health providers offer telehealth services to other rural areas of Wisconsin.

...telehealth services to other rural areas of Wisconsin. --- Behavioral Health Integration into Primary Care Profile...

624. Project ECHO's Complex Care Initiative: Building Capacity to Help "Superutilizers" in Underserved Communities - Resources
Date: Aug 2016

Describes a case study from the University of New Mexico's Project ECHO (Extension for Community Health Outcomes) program, which uses telehealth to support primary care clinicians in underserved areas. Focuses on a project targeting Medicaid beneficiaries with substance abuse and mental health issues, with details on two primary care teams being supported, including one in a rural New Mexico community.

...telehealth to support primary care clinicians in underserved areas. Focuses on a project targeting Medicaid...

625. Advancing Technology Innovation through the Rural Health Transformation Program - Resources
Date: Mar 2026

Identifies common themes across Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) plans related to proposed health technology initiatives. Covers the information technology infrastructure, telehealth and remote patient monitoring, artificial intelligence, and catalyst funds and pilot programs.

...telehealth and remote patient monitoring, artificial intelligence, and catalyst funds and pilot programs. --- Advancing Technology...

626. The Impact of Coronavirus on Households in Rural America - Resources
Date: Oct 2020

Reports on the experiences of rural households during the COVID-19 pandemic. Discusses impacts on finances, employment, healthcare, housing, food, and child care. Concerns related to healthcare include access to care during the pandemic, concerns for those with special health issues such as chronic conditions, and use of telehealth.

...telehealth. --- The Impact of Coronavirus on Households in Rural America Reports on the experiences of rural...

627. Behavioral Health and Primary Care Integration in Rural Health Facilities: Policy Brief and Recommendations to the Secretary - Resources
Date: Jun 2022

Provides an overview of the prevalence of mental illness and substance use disorders in rural areas. Discusses the role of rural primary care providers in treating these conditions. Outlines federal programs and resources to support behavioral health and primary care integration. Offers policy recommendations related to access to care; workforce recruitment and retention; telehealth, technology, and broadband; and reimbursement and sustainable revenue.

...telehealth, technology, and broadband; and reimbursement and sustainable revenue. --- Behavioral Health and Primary Care Integration...

628. Enhancing Rural Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder: Policy Brief and Recommendations to the Secretary - Resources
Date: Jan 2025

Provides an overview of issues related to opioid use disorder (OUD) in rural areas. Discusses access to medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), MOUD workforce, telehealth to support access to MOUD, and Medicaid 1115 demonstrations that address OUD. Offers policy recommendations related to regulatory barriers, reimbursement flexibility, workforce, and service site expansion to increase access to MOUD in rural areas.

...telehealth to support access to MOUD, and Medicaid 1115 demonstrations that address OUD. Offers policy...

629. National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services Meeting Minutes, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, September 24-26, 2014 - Resources - Archive
Date: Sep 2014

Provides a summary of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services meeting in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Discusses rural-specific aspects of intimate partner violence and the ways telehealth can help improve healthcare access, quality, and value.

...telehealth can help improve healthcare access, quality, and value. --- National Advisory Committee on Rural Health...

630. MedPAC Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy, 2021 - Resources
Date: Mar 2021

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. Contains information on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Medicare beneficiary healthcare access, mortality, and service use. Presents an option for Medicare's coverage of telehealth beyond the public health emergency.

...telehealth beyond the public health emergency. --- MedPAC Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy, 2021 Annual...