Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Healthcare business and finance
Medicare: Voluntary and Mandatory Episode-Based Payment Models and Their Participants
Reviews tests of 6 episode-based Medicare payment models. Describes the characteristics of providers that participated in these models, including rural or urban location, addresses factors affecting their decision to participate, and compares the advantages of mandatory versus voluntary participation.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Reviews tests of 6 episode-based Medicare payment models. Describes the characteristics of providers that participated in these models, including rural or urban location, addresses factors affecting their decision to participate, and compares the advantages of mandatory versus voluntary participation.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Medicare Fee-for-Service: Information on the Second Year of Nationwide Reduced Payment Rates for Durable Medical Equipment
Analyzes 2017 Medicare claims data to describe changes in the number of beneficiaries receiving and suppliers furnishing Medicare beneficiaries with rate-adjusted versus non-adjusted items in non-bid areas. Includes information on changes in rural and non-rural non-bid areas.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Analyzes 2017 Medicare claims data to describe changes in the number of beneficiaries receiving and suppliers furnishing Medicare beneficiaries with rate-adjusted versus non-adjusted items in non-bid areas. Includes information on changes in rural and non-rural non-bid areas.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Medicaid Work Requirements in Arkansas: Experience and Perspectives of Enrollees
Reports on focus groups with enrollees and providers regarding their perspectives of the Arkansas Works Medicaid waiver requirements. Covers enrollee awareness of the new requirements, the reporting process, impact on work activities, coverage losses, and more. Identifies challenges for rural areas.
Author(s): MaryBeth Musumeci, Robin Rudowitz, Barbara Lyons
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Reports on focus groups with enrollees and providers regarding their perspectives of the Arkansas Works Medicaid waiver requirements. Covers enrollee awareness of the new requirements, the reporting process, impact on work activities, coverage losses, and more. Identifies challenges for rural areas.
Author(s): MaryBeth Musumeci, Robin Rudowitz, Barbara Lyons
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Health Insurance Coverage for Women of Reproductive Age, 2013-16
Explores insurance coverage for women age 15-44 in the U.S. from 2013 to 2016. Presents data by age, ethnicity, and marital status, and other factors. Includes a breakdown of rates by state and metro versus nonmetro.
Author(s): Stacey McMorrow, Emily M. Johnston, Ruby Steedle, Tyler W. Thomas
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Urban Institute
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Explores insurance coverage for women age 15-44 in the U.S. from 2013 to 2016. Presents data by age, ethnicity, and marital status, and other factors. Includes a breakdown of rates by state and metro versus nonmetro.
Author(s): Stacey McMorrow, Emily M. Johnston, Ruby Steedle, Tyler W. Thomas
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Urban Institute
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Methods Used to Enable Interoperability among U.S. Non-Federal Acute Care Hospitals in 2017
Analyzes 2017 American Hospital Association IT Supplement survey data to describe the methods used by acute care hospitals in the U.S. to support interoperability. Discusses hospital participation in health information networks by hospital size and location. Includes information on the rates of small, rural, and Critical Access Hospitals' (CAH) use of non-electronic methods to exchanging patient health information with partners outside their hospital system.
Author(s): Christian Johnson, Yuriy Pylypchuk, Vaishali Patel
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
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Analyzes 2017 American Hospital Association IT Supplement survey data to describe the methods used by acute care hospitals in the U.S. to support interoperability. Discusses hospital participation in health information networks by hospital size and location. Includes information on the rates of small, rural, and Critical Access Hospitals' (CAH) use of non-electronic methods to exchanging patient health information with partners outside their hospital system.
Author(s): Christian Johnson, Yuriy Pylypchuk, Vaishali Patel
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
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Indian Health Service: Spending Levels and Characteristics of IHS and Three Other Federal Health Care Programs
Compares Indian Health Services (IHS) spending with other federal programs that provide healthcare services, such as the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Medicare, and Medicaid. Looks at the different services provided by each program and the way each program is funded.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Compares Indian Health Services (IHS) spending with other federal programs that provide healthcare services, such as the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Medicare, and Medicaid. Looks at the different services provided by each program and the way each program is funded.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Reforming America's Healthcare System Through Choice and Competition
Describes how state and federal laws, regulations, guidance, and policies affect choice and competition in healthcare markets, and offers recommendations for improvement. Includes rural-relevant issues such as scope of practice, workforce mobility, and telehealth.
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Describes how state and federal laws, regulations, guidance, and policies affect choice and competition in healthcare markets, and offers recommendations for improvement. Includes rural-relevant issues such as scope of practice, workforce mobility, and telehealth.
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Arkansas Medicaid Program Overview SFY 2017
Provides an overview of Arkansas's Medicaid program, including county-level data on enrolled and participating providers, program enrollees, Medicaid expenditures, and waiver beneficiaries on pages 32-35.
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Department of Human Services
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Provides an overview of Arkansas's Medicaid program, including county-level data on enrolled and participating providers, program enrollees, Medicaid expenditures, and waiver beneficiaries on pages 32-35.
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Department of Human Services
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A Rural Hospital Gets A Second Chance
Describes efforts undertaken in 2016 and 2017 to save an independent rural North Carolina hospital from closure, by affiliating with a larger healthcare system.
Author(s): Dana M. Weston
Citation: North Carolina Medical Journal, 79(6), 373-374
Date: 11/2018
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Describes efforts undertaken in 2016 and 2017 to save an independent rural North Carolina hospital from closure, by affiliating with a larger healthcare system.
Author(s): Dana M. Weston
Citation: North Carolina Medical Journal, 79(6), 373-374
Date: 11/2018
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Using Telehealth to Support Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
Provides an issue brief on how telehealth can increase access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD). Addresses how telehealth is used, implemented, and reimbursed, highlighting the implications for MAT.
Date: 11/2018
Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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Provides an issue brief on how telehealth can increase access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD). Addresses how telehealth is used, implemented, and reimbursed, highlighting the implications for MAT.
Date: 11/2018
Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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