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October 2023 MedPAC Meeting Transcript
Transcript from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's (MedPAC) October 2023 meeting. Covers updates to Medicare payment rates for clinician services, staffing ratios and turnover rates in nursing facilities, an alternative method to establish Medicare payments for select conditions treated in inpatient rehabilitation facilities, and a work plan relating to generic drug prices under Medicare Part D. Includes rural references and considerations throughout. Includes rural references throughout.
Date: 10/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Pharmacists Fill Needed Health Care Gap For Rural Americans
Profiles rural pharmacists and their experiences working in areas that have an increased burden of chronic disease and reduced healthcare access.
Author(s): Loren Bonner
Citation: Pharmacy Today
Date: 10/2023
Type: Document
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MedPAC Payment Basics
Series of briefs providing an of Medicare payment systems. Covers payments systems including Accountable Care Organizations (ACO), Critical Access Hospitals (CAH), Federally Qualified Health Centers and Rural Health Clinics, hospital acute inpatient services, and more.
Date: 10/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Medicare Payment Basics: Physician and Other Health Professional Payment System
Overview of Medicare payments for physician services conducted in a variety of settings including physicians' offices, hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, skilled nursing facilities and other post-acute care settings, hospices, outpatient dialysis facilities, clinical laboratories, and beneficiaries' homes.
Date: 10/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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South Dakota Health Professional Shortage Areas: Dental Healthcare
County-level South Dakota map showing geographic, population, and automatic Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Date: 09/2023
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: South Dakota Office of Rural Health
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Council on Graduate Medical Education Meeting Minutes, September 8, 2023
Summarizes the Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) meeting held on September 8, 2023. Includes an update from the White House COVID-19 Response Team, among other things. Features presentations on team-based care through the Quality Payment Program and Interprofessional Practice and Education and a Whole Health Approach. Include rural references throughout.
Date: 09/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
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Federal Start-Up Funding and Technical Assistance to Grow Graduate Medical Education in Rural and Underserved Areas
One-page brief offering information about the Teaching Health Center Planning and Development Program, which provides start-up grants up to $500,000 to establish new medical and dental residency programs. Features statistics including number of new accredited programs.
Date: 09/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: THCGME.org
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Federal Start-Up Funding and Technical Assistance to Grow Rural Graduate Medical Education
One-page brief offering information about the Rural Residency Planning and Development Program, which provides start-up grants up to $750,000 to establish new residency programs. Features statistics including the number of new accredited rural residency programs and the number of residents in training in clinical settings.
Date: 09/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RuralGME.org
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Survey of Final-Year Medical Residents: Many Job Choices, Many Reservations
Reports on survey results from final-year residents regarding their career plans after residency training. Analyzes 241 responses from 2023 and includes survey data related to issues such as recruiting, expected income, preferred practice location, medical debt, and more. Compares 2023, 2021, and 2019 survey results and includes discussion about physician recruitment to rural areas.
Date: 09/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: AMN Healthcare
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Mental Health Outcomes Among Patients Living in US Counties Lacking Broadband Access and Psychiatrists
Presents a study on mental health access for people who live in counties without psychiatrists and broadband coverage. Discusses the expansion of telehealth services for mental healthcare and consultation. Aims to evaluate mental health access in mostly rural counties with a workforce shortage and a lack of broadband access.
Author(s): Tarun Ramesh, Ryan K. McBain, Jonathan H. Cantor, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 6(9), e2333781
Date: 09/2023
Type: Document
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