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Added July 15, 2026
Child and Family Services Reviews: Nevada Statewide Assessment, 2025
Assesses the state of Nevada's child welfare services in 2025, covering operations and procedures of the Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) and the safety and outcomes of children and families receiving DCFS services. Provides data comparisons of Nevada's rural areas versus Clark and Washoe counties.
Date: 08/2025
Sponsoring organization: Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
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Assesses the state of Nevada's child welfare services in 2025, covering operations and procedures of the Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) and the safety and outcomes of children and families receiving DCFS services. Provides data comparisons of Nevada's rural areas versus Clark and Washoe counties.
Date: 08/2025
Sponsoring organization: Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
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Community Voices from North Carolina's Healthy Opportunities Pilots Program: Implications for Designing and Evaluating Programs to Address Upstream Drivers of Health
Describes experiences of participants in North Carolina's Healthy Opportunities Pilots program, including enrollees, care managers, and staff at community-based organizations. The program tested impacts of providing services to eligible Medicaid members to address upstream drivers of health in 3 predominantly rural regions of the state.
Author(s): Alida Austin, Katie Huber, Brianna Van Stekelenburg, Kody Kinsley, Rebecca Whitaker
Date: 07/2026
Sponsoring organizations: Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy, Milbank Memorial Fund
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Describes experiences of participants in North Carolina's Healthy Opportunities Pilots program, including enrollees, care managers, and staff at community-based organizations. The program tested impacts of providing services to eligible Medicaid members to address upstream drivers of health in 3 predominantly rural regions of the state.
Author(s): Alida Austin, Katie Huber, Brianna Van Stekelenburg, Kody Kinsley, Rebecca Whitaker
Date: 07/2026
Sponsoring organizations: Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy, Milbank Memorial Fund
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The Congenital Heart Initiative: Redefining Outcomes and Navigation to Adult-Centered Care (CHI-RON) Study
Reports on clinical and demographic gaps in adult congenital heart disease (CHD) care and the impact of care gaps on patient outcomes via a CHD surveillance system using patient-reported outcome, electronic health record, and administrative claims data. Includes data on mortality risk by level of rurality, among other factors.
Author(s): Anitha John, Lindsey Rudov, Rittal Mehta, et al.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
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Reports on clinical and demographic gaps in adult congenital heart disease (CHD) care and the impact of care gaps on patient outcomes via a CHD surveillance system using patient-reported outcome, electronic health record, and administrative claims data. Includes data on mortality risk by level of rurality, among other factors.
Author(s): Anitha John, Lindsey Rudov, Rittal Mehta, et al.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
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North Dakota Critical Access Hospitals/Rural Emergency Hospital, Rural Health Clinics, & Federally Qualified Health Centers, 2026
Map of North Dakota delineating counties and showing the locations of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs), Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs).
Date: 04/2026
Sponsoring organization: University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
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Map of North Dakota delineating counties and showing the locations of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs), Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs).
Date: 04/2026
Sponsoring organization: University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
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Added July 14, 2026
Data Snapshot: Updated Ohio Enrollment In The Federal ACA Marketplace
Examines policy changes and their impact on Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace enrollment in Ohio. Includes a county-level map and changes in marketplace enrollment and cost from 2025 to 2026.
Date: 07/2026
Sponsoring organization: Health Policy Institute of Ohio
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Examines policy changes and their impact on Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace enrollment in Ohio. Includes a county-level map and changes in marketplace enrollment and cost from 2025 to 2026.
Date: 07/2026
Sponsoring organization: Health Policy Institute of Ohio
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How Wearables and Other Digital Tools Are Driving Innovation in Behavioral Health
Explores the use of wearable devices, applications, telehealth platforms, and AI-enabled screening tools to support prevention, treatment, and recovery for mental health conditions and substance use disorders. Discusses how these tools can be used to collect data that can inform care strategies and policy. Highlights how digital tools can broaden access to rural communities.
Date: 06/2026
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Explores the use of wearable devices, applications, telehealth platforms, and AI-enabled screening tools to support prevention, treatment, and recovery for mental health conditions and substance use disorders. Discusses how these tools can be used to collect data that can inform care strategies and policy. Highlights how digital tools can broaden access to rural communities.
Date: 06/2026
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Improving Access to Medicare Home Health Care: Key Policy Considerations
Highlights themes from interviews with 20 policy experts on home health agencies to identify factors contributing to declines in use of Medicare home health services. Discusses payment models, Medicare Advantage, workforce shortages, and family caregivers. Offers policy measures that may increase home health utilization.
Author(s): Barbara Lyons, Jane Andrews
Date: 07/2026
Sponsoring organization: Commonwealth Fund
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Highlights themes from interviews with 20 policy experts on home health agencies to identify factors contributing to declines in use of Medicare home health services. Discusses payment models, Medicare Advantage, workforce shortages, and family caregivers. Offers policy measures that may increase home health utilization.
Author(s): Barbara Lyons, Jane Andrews
Date: 07/2026
Sponsoring organization: Commonwealth Fund
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Washington Rural Health Resource Hub
Provides information and resources on rural health clinics (RHCs), Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), telehealth, funding, and workforce development, among other topics to support rural healthcare in Washington State. Highlights Washington-specific information, tools, and resources for rural communities, providers, and facilities.
Sponsoring organization: Washington State Office of Rural Health
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Provides information and resources on rural health clinics (RHCs), Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), telehealth, funding, and workforce development, among other topics to support rural healthcare in Washington State. Highlights Washington-specific information, tools, and resources for rural communities, providers, and facilities.
Sponsoring organization: Washington State Office of Rural Health
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Added July 13, 2026
Geographic Variation in Blood Transfusion among TRICARE Beneficiaries
Explores the geographic variations in blood distribution and transfusion practices using the U.S. Military Health System's TRICARE insurance database. Breaks down data by age, sex, and whether beneficiaries received care in rural or urban areas, among other measures.
Author(s): Avery A. Thompson, Mahima Jain, Tanujit Dey, et al.
Citation: Transfusion, 66(7), 1326-1335
Date: 07/2026
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Explores the geographic variations in blood distribution and transfusion practices using the U.S. Military Health System's TRICARE insurance database. Breaks down data by age, sex, and whether beneficiaries received care in rural or urban areas, among other measures.
Author(s): Avery A. Thompson, Mahima Jain, Tanujit Dey, et al.
Citation: Transfusion, 66(7), 1326-1335
Date: 07/2026
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"If I Have Any Problems, I Just Want to See My [Primary Care] Doctor": Perspectives on a Proposed Collaborative RUral PALliative Care Intervention (RuPal)
Explores perspectives on a proposed palliative care intervention among 26 heart failure patients, caregivers, and primary care providers in rural Maine. Discusses perspectives on trust in primary care versus specialist-delivered palliative care and facilitators of effective palliative care collaborations.
Author(s): Eric C. Anderson, Susan DeSanto-Madeya, Nicole Hudak, et al.
Citation: BMC Palliative Care, 25, 199
Date: 05/2026
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Explores perspectives on a proposed palliative care intervention among 26 heart failure patients, caregivers, and primary care providers in rural Maine. Discusses perspectives on trust in primary care versus specialist-delivered palliative care and facilitators of effective palliative care collaborations.
Author(s): Eric C. Anderson, Susan DeSanto-Madeya, Nicole Hudak, et al.
Citation: BMC Palliative Care, 25, 199
Date: 05/2026
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