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Rural Health Information Hub

HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)

Description
Responsible for major activities in policy coordination, legislation development, strategic planning, policy research, evaluation, and economic analysis for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Resources (97)

  • 2025 Health and Human Services Evaluation Plan, 03/2024, view details
  • Access to Affordable Care in Rural America: Current Trends and Key Challenges, 07/2021, view details
  • Access to Marketplace Plans with Low Premiums on the Federal Platform Part I: Availability among Uninsured Non-Elderly Adults and Healthcare.gov Enrollees Prior to the American Rescue Plan, 03/2021, view details
  • Access to Marketplace Plans with Low Premiums on the Federal Platform Part II: Availability among Uninsured Non-elderly Adults under the American Rescue Plan, 04/2021, view details
  • Access to Marketplace Plans with Low Premiums on the Federal Platform Part III: Availability among Current Healthcare.gov Enrollees under the American Rescue Plan, 04/2021, view details
  • Addressing Social Determinants of Health: Examples of Successful Evidence-Based Strategies and Current Federal Efforts, 04/2022, view details
  • Addressing Social Determinants of Health Needs of Dually Enrolled Beneficiaries in Medicare Advantage Plans: Findings from Interviews and Case Studies, 10/2018, view details
  • Air Ambulance Use and Surprise Billing, 09/2021, view details
  • Best Practices and Barriers to Engaging People with Substance Use Disorders in Treatment, 03/2019, view details
  • Best Practices for COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing, 04/2023, view details
  • Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Demonstration Program: Report to Congress, 2019, 09/2020, view details
  • Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Demonstration Program: Report to Congress, 2021, 11/2022, view details
  • Challenges in Providing Substance Use Disorder Treatment to Child Welfare Clients in Rural Communities, 01/2020, view details
  • Changes in Individual and Small Group Behavioral Health Coverage Following the Enactment of Parity Requirements: Final Report, 01/2017, view details
  • Changes of Ownership of Hospital and Skilled Nursing Facilities: An Analysis of Newly-Released CMS Data, 04/2022, view details
  • Child Support Engagement in Rural and Non-Rural Counties: More Engagement and Lower Amount Owed in Rural Areas, 01/2024, view details
  • Child Welfare and Substance Use, 2018, view details
  • Community Care Hubs: A Promising Model for Health and Social Care Coordination, 11/2023, view details
  • Community Health Workers: Roles and Opportunities in Health Care Delivery System Reform, 01/2016, view details
  • Data Elements for Research on the Role of Social Determinants of Health in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Infection and Outcomes in the U.S., 03/2022, view details
  • Data Sources and Data-Linking Strategies to Support Research to Address the Opioid Crisis: Final Report, 09/2018, view details
  • Doula Care and Maternal Health: An Evidence Review, 12/2022, view details
  • Emergency Department Interventions for Opioid Use Disorder: Overview of the Landscape, Key Components, and Analysis of Five Case Studies, 08/2023, view details
  • Environmental Scan on Consolidation Trends and Impacts in Health Care Markets, 08/2022, view details
  • Environmental Scan on Developing and Implementing Performance Measures for Population-Based Total Cost of Care (PB-TCOC) Models, 03/2024, view details
  • Environmental Scan on Encouraging Rural Participation in Population-Based TCOC Models, 09/2023, view details
  • Environmental Scan on Issues Related to the Development of Population-Based Total Cost of Care (TCOC) Models in the Broader Context of Alternative Payment Models (APMs) and Physician-Focused Payment Models (PFPMs), 03/2022, view details
  • Evaluation of the Impact of the No Surprises Act on Health Care Market Outcomes: Baseline Trends and Framework for Analysis - First Annual Report, 07/2023, view details
  • Experiences of Medicaid Programs and Health Centers in Implementing Telehealth, 2019, view details
  • Factors Contributing to Reductions in Patient Wait Times at Indian Health Service Emergency Department Facilities: A Mixed-Methods Assessment, 02/2023, view details
  • Federal Data for Conducting Patient-Centered Outcomes Research on Economic Outcomes, 09/2021, view details
  • Foster Care Entry Rates Grew Faster for Infants than for Children of Other Ages, 2011–2018, 08/2021, view details
  • Generic Drug Utilization and Spending Among Medicare Part D Enrollees in 2022, 03/2024, view details
  • Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Care for American Indians and Alaska Natives: Current Trends and Key Challenges, 07/2021, view details
  • Health Insurance Marketplace 2015 Open Enrollment Period: January Enrollment Report, 01/2015, view details
  • Health Insurance Marketplaces 2016 Open Enrollment Period: Final Enrollment Report, 03/2016, view details
  • HHS Roadmap for Behavioral Health Integration, 09/2022, view details
  • How Does DATA-Waiver Provider Patient Capacity Relate to Opioid and Buprenorphine Prescribing?, 12/2020, view details
  • How Increased Funding Can Advance the Mission of the Indian Health Service to Improve Health Outcomes for American Indians and Alaska Natives, 07/2022, view details
  • Identifying Safety-Net Resources at Health Centers to Prevent Infectious Disease Transmission Resulting from the Opioid Epidemic, 03/2019, view details
  • Impact of the Affordable Care Act Coverage Expansion on Rural and Urban Populations, 06/2016, view details
  • Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Hospital and Outpatient Clinician Workforce: Challenges and Policy Responses, 05/2022, view details
  • Implementation Findings from the National Evaluation of the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Demonstration, 09/2020, view details
  • Implementation of the Federal Rural IMPACT Demonstration, 11/2016, view details
  • Improving Outcomes for American Indian/Alaska Native People Returning to the Community from Incarceration: A Resource Guide for Service Providers, 10/2021, view details
  • Indian Health Service Programs – A Retention Analysis: Final Report, 09/2017, view details
  • Inflation Reduction Act Research Series: Medicare Enrollees' Use and Out-of-Pocket Expenditures for Drugs Selected for Negotiation under the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, 09/2023, view details
  • Inflation Reduction Act Research Series: Medicare Part D Enrollee Savings from Elimination of Vaccine Cost-Sharing, 03/2023, view details
  • Inflation Reduction Act Research Series: Projected Impacts for Rural Medicare Enrollees, 03/2024, view details
  • Integrating Care through Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs): Opportunities and Challenges, 04/2019, view details
  • Integrating SUD and OB/GYN Care: Policy Challenges and Opportunities Final Report, 01/2022, view details
  • Landscape of Area-Level Deprivation Measures and Other Approaches to Account for Social Risk and Social Determinants of Health in Health Care Payments, 09/2022, view details
  • Medicare Beneficiaries' Use of Telehealth in 2020: Trends by Beneficiary Characteristics and Location, 12/2021, view details
  • Medicare Beneficiary Use of Telehealth Visits: Early Data from the Start of the COVID-19 Pandemic, 07/2020, view details
  • Medicare Enrollees and the Part D Drug Benefit: Improving Financial Protection through the Low- Income Subsidy, 02/2024, view details
  • Medicare Telehealth Trends Dashboard, 2019-2021, 2023, view details
  • Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in the Child Welfare Context: Challenges and Opportunities, 11/2018, view details
  • Meeting Substance Use and Social Service Needs in Communities of Color, 11/2022, view details
  • National Health Service Corps - An Extended Analysis: Final Report, 09/2016, view details
  • Network Adequacy for Behavioral Health: Existing Standards and Considerations for Designing Standards, 11/2021, view details
  • The Opioid Crisis and Economic Opportunity: Geographic and Economic Trends, 11/2018, view details
  • Optimizing Population-Based Total Cost of Care (PB-TCOC) Models in the Context of Alternative Payment Models (APMs) and Physician-Focused Payment Models (PFPMs), 03/2023, view details
  • Overview of Barriers and Facilitators in COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach, 09/2021, view details
  • Ownership of Hospitals: An Analysis of Newly-Released Federal Data & A Method for Assessing Common Owners, 08/2023, view details
  • Ownership of Skilled Nursing Facilities: An Analysis of Newly-Released Federal Data, 12/2022, view details
  • Patterns of Care and Home Health Utilization for Community-Admitted Medicare Patients, 04/2019, view details
  • Perspectives of Physicians in Small Rural Practices on the Medicare Quality Payment Program, 2019, view details
  • Preliminary Cost and Quality Findings from the National Evaluation of the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Demonstration, 09/2020, view details
  • Prescription Drug Affordability among Medicare Beneficiaries, 01/2022, view details
  • Psychosocial Supports in Medication-Assisted Treatment: Site Visit Findings and Conclusions, 07/2019, view details
  • Report to Congress: Current State of Technology-Enabled Collaborative Learning and Capacity Building Models, 02/2019, view details
  • Report to Congress: Reducing Barriers to Furnishing Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Services Using Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring for Pediatric Populations under Medicaid - Final Report, 05/2020, view details
  • Report to Congress: Social Risk Factors and Performance Under Medicare's Value-Based Purchasing Program, 12/2016, view details
  • Resident and Facility Factors Associated with High Risk of Discharge from Nursing Facilities, 2012-2017: Final Report, 09/2022, view details
  • Rural Hospital Participation and Performance in Value-Based Purchasing and Other Delivery System Reform Initiatives, 10/2016, view details
  • Rural Research Needs and Data Sources for Selected Human Services Topics, 08/2005, view details
  • Second Report to Congress: Social Risk Factors and Performance in Medicare's Value-Based Purchasing Programs, 03/2020, view details
  • The Special Diabetes Program for Indians: Estimates of Medicare Savings, 05/2019, view details
  • State and Community Efforts to Address Stimulant Use, 05/2021, view details
  • State and Local Estimates of the Uninsured Population in the U.S. Using the Census Bureau's 2021 American Community Survey, 11/2022, view details
  • State and Local Estimates of the Uninsured Population in the U.S. Using the Census Bureau's 2022 American Community Survey, 11/2023, view details
  • State Medicaid Telehealth Coverage Policy Decisions Since the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, 05/2023, view details
  • State Medicaid Telehealth Policies Before and During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, 07/2021, view details
  • State Medicaid Telehealth Policies Before and During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: 2022 Update, 11/2022, view details
  • Strategies for Rural Communities for Addressing Substance Misuse among Families Involved with the Child Welfare System, 07/2020, view details
  • Strengthening the Entry-Level Health Care Workforce: Finding a Path, 12/2020, view details
  • Support and Services at Home (SASH) Evaluation: SASH Evaluation Findings, 2010-2016, 07/2019, view details
  • Transitions in Care and Service Use among Medicare Beneficiaries in Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities, 04/2019, view details
  • Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder May Reduce Substantiated Cases of Child Abuse and Neglect, 01/2021, view details
  • Trends in the Utilization of Emergency Department Services, 2009-2018, 03/2021, view details
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Overdose Prevention Strategy, 10/2021, view details
  • U.S. National and State Estimates of Children Living with Parents Using Substances, 2015– 2019, 11/2022, view details
  • Updated Medicare FFS Telehealth Trends by Beneficiary Characteristics, Visit Specialty and State, 2019-2021, 07/2023, view details
  • Using Telehealth to Identify and Manage Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Conditions in Rural Areas, 09/2017, view details
  • Using Telehealth to Support Opioid Use Disorder Treatment, 11/2018, view details
  • Variation in Use of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Monoclonal Antibody Therapies by Social Vulnerability and Urbanicity, 12/2021, view details
  • Young Children's Geographic Access to Head Start Preschool Programs, 2022, 10/2022, view details