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Added April 9, 2026

New Hampshire State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP) 2024 Annual Report
Annual report on program to provide funds for educational loan repayment to healthcare professionals working in medically underserved areas of New Hampshire. Includes a section on rural areas.
Date: 02/2024
Sponsoring organization: New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
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The State of Medicare Supplement Coverage: Trends in Enrollment and Demographics
Provides an overview of Medicare Supplement, or Medigap, coverage and coverage options. Examines the demographics of Medicare enrollees with Medicare Supplement policies in 2024 and enrollment trends. Includes demographic data on rural Medicare Supplement policyholders in 2023.
Date: 04/2026
Sponsoring organization: AHIP
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Vermont Health Care Workforce Census: Licensed Nursing Assistants, 2024
Presents detailed profiles of Vermont nursing assistants who renewed their licenses as of November 2024. Features demographics and statistics including number of FTE nursing assistants per 100,000 population by county.
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Vermont Department of Health
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Vermont Health Care Workforce Census: Marriage and Family Therapists, 2024
Presents detailed profiles of Vermont marriage and family therapists who renewed their licenses as of November 2024. Features demographics and statistics including number of FTE therapists per 100,000 population by county.
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Vermont Department of Health
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Vermont Physician Assistants 2024 Census Statistical Report
Presents detailed profiles of physician assistants who renewed their licenses as of the end of January 2024 and were providing patient care in Vermont. Features demographics and county-level statistics including primary care provider to population ratios.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: Vermont Department of Health
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Added April 8, 2026

Ambulance Deserts and Health Care Deserts
Story maps illustrating the intersection of ambulance deserts and rural healthcare deserts in 2020 across 41 states. Maps include the locations of hospitals, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs). Presents data on the number and percent of rural residents living in ambulance deserts and healthcare deserts in each state and by region. Builds on a 2023 chartbook, Ambulance Deserts: Geographic Disparities in the Provision of Ambulance Services.
Author(s): Yvonne Jonk, Tyler DeAngelis, Celia Jewell, Thomas Griffin, Heidi O'Connor
Date: 04/2026
Sponsoring organization: Northeast Rural Health Research Center
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An Assessment of the Long-Term Care Workforce Services in the State of Washington Part 1: A Quantitative Analysis
Report to the Washington State legislature on the workforce challenges facing long-term care in the state. Explores long-term care quality measures and nurse turnover throughout the state. Provides a breakdown of rural facility data. Report is split into 2 parts.
Additional links: Part 2
Date: 03/2026
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies
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Depression and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among Adolescents Aged 12 to 17 in the Rural and Urban U.S., 2021
Offers information on the percentage of adolescents reporting a major depressive episode or suicidal thoughts and behavior in 2021. Features statistics with breakdowns by 7 levels of population density.
Author(s): Janessa M. Graves, Gina A. Keppel, Lisa A. Garberson, C. Holly A. Andrilla
Date: 04/2026
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Florida Health 2025 Workforce Survey of Dentists
Explores Florida's dentist workforce supply, practice settings, and long-term professional outlook. Features demographics, statistics, and a county-level map showing number of dentists in each county as of 2023-2024.
Author(s): Manikumar Reddy Kallem
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Florida Health
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Impact of Rural Hospital Closures on Survival among Medicare Beneficiaries Diagnosed with Colorectal, Lung, Breast, and Prostate Cancer
Presents a study on the effect rural hospital closures have on mortality rates of patients with colorectal, lung, breast, and prostate cancer using 2000-2020 data from the National Cancer Institute. Breaks down data by closure year and patient demographics, such as age, rural status, and cancer stage, among others.
Author(s): Zhaoli Liu, Daoqi Gao, Tara Martin, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 42(2), e70148
Date: 04/2026
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