Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Policy
State and Local Economic Development Strategies (SLEDS)
Collects, analyzes, and classifies state and territory strategic plans and economic development district (EDD) Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS). Allows sorting by state or territory, plan type, agency, economic development category, and focus, including focus on rural communities.
Sponsoring organization: Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC)
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Collects, analyzes, and classifies state and territory strategic plans and economic development district (EDD) Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS). Allows sorting by state or territory, plan type, agency, economic development category, and focus, including focus on rural communities.
Sponsoring organization: Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC)
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ACO Primary Care Flex Model
Provides information on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center's ACO Primary Care Flex Model, which will test how prospective payments and increased funding for primary care in accountable care organizations (ACOs) impact health outcomes, quality, and costs of care. Aims to increase the number of low-revenue ACOs participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (SSP), including ACOs serving rural and underserved populations.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Provides information on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center's ACO Primary Care Flex Model, which will test how prospective payments and increased funding for primary care in accountable care organizations (ACOs) impact health outcomes, quality, and costs of care. Aims to increase the number of low-revenue ACOs participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (SSP), including ACOs serving rural and underserved populations.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Hospital Price Transparency
Offers resources for healthcare providers and consumers regarding hospital price transparency regulations and policies. Includes links to a GitHub repository of resources for templates and technical instructions and tools to support hospitals in meeting accessibility and machine-readable file requirements.
Additional links: GitHub Repository
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Offers resources for healthcare providers and consumers regarding hospital price transparency regulations and policies. Includes links to a GitHub repository of resources for templates and technical instructions and tools to support hospitals in meeting accessibility and machine-readable file requirements.
Additional links: GitHub Repository
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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New Mexico Federal Funding Dashboard
Dashboard of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funded projects in New Mexico. Categories of funding include broadband, health and human services, housing, emergency response, and more. Includes state agency profiles and county-level data.
Sponsoring organization: The State of New Mexico
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Dashboard of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funded projects in New Mexico. Categories of funding include broadband, health and human services, housing, emergency response, and more. Includes state agency profiles and county-level data.
Sponsoring organization: The State of New Mexico
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Missouri Broadband Map
Interactive mapping tool offering availability and funding information for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program in Missouri at the congressional district, county, census block group, and other levels.
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Department of Economic Development
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Interactive mapping tool offering availability and funding information for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program in Missouri at the congressional district, county, census block group, and other levels.
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Department of Economic Development
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Maternal And Child Health Database
Identifies state legislation addressing maternal and child health issues, including newborn screening, women's health, childhood obesity, and maternal and infant mortality, among other things. Searchable by year, state, topic or keyword.
Sponsoring organization: National Conference of State Legislatures
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Identifies state legislation addressing maternal and child health issues, including newborn screening, women's health, childhood obesity, and maternal and infant mortality, among other things. Searchable by year, state, topic or keyword.
Sponsoring organization: National Conference of State Legislatures
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Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model
Provides information on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center's Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model, which will support participating state Medicaid agencies in the development of a whole-person approach to pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum care that addresses the physical, mental health, and social needs experienced during pregnancy. Aims to reduce disparities in maternal healthcare access and treatment, improve outcomes and experiences for mothers and their newborns, and reduce overall program expenditures.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Provides information on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center's Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model, which will support participating state Medicaid agencies in the development of a whole-person approach to pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum care that addresses the physical, mental health, and social needs experienced during pregnancy. Aims to reduce disparities in maternal healthcare access and treatment, improve outcomes and experiences for mothers and their newborns, and reduce overall program expenditures.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Telehealth and Disabilities
Describes barriers patients with disabilities face in utilizing telehealth to its fullest extent and considerations for providers using telehealth for patients and clients with disabilities. Provides links to resources on best practices and examples of using telehealth with deaf or hard of hearing patients, as well as information on auxiliary aids and services required by the Americans with Disabilities Act to ensure effective communication with individuals with hearing or vision impairments.
Sponsoring organization: Center of Excellence for Telehealth and Aging
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Describes barriers patients with disabilities face in utilizing telehealth to its fullest extent and considerations for providers using telehealth for patients and clients with disabilities. Provides links to resources on best practices and examples of using telehealth with deaf or hard of hearing patients, as well as information on auxiliary aids and services required by the Americans with Disabilities Act to ensure effective communication with individuals with hearing or vision impairments.
Sponsoring organization: Center of Excellence for Telehealth and Aging
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North Carolina Community Health Assessment, CHIP, and SOTCH
Provides access to North Carolina's community health assessments (CHAs), community health improvement plans (CHIPs), and state of the county health reports (SOTCHs). CHAs identify concerns, set priorities, and include community profiles, demographics, and more. CHIPs and SOTCHs provide interactive scorecards for CHA-identified priorities. Also provides resources for the creation of CHAs, CHIPs, and SOTCHs in North Carolina, including checklists and submission process overviews.
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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Provides access to North Carolina's community health assessments (CHAs), community health improvement plans (CHIPs), and state of the county health reports (SOTCHs). CHAs identify concerns, set priorities, and include community profiles, demographics, and more. CHIPs and SOTCHs provide interactive scorecards for CHA-identified priorities. Also provides resources for the creation of CHAs, CHIPs, and SOTCHs in North Carolina, including checklists and submission process overviews.
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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Medicare Learning Network: Chronic Care Management Services
Provides general information about payable chronic care management service elements, practitioners able to bill for CCM services, patient eligibility, service codes, concurrent billing, and Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) billing requirements. Includes information on Rural Health Clinic (RHC) and Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) billing for CCM services.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Provides general information about payable chronic care management service elements, practitioners able to bill for CCM services, patient eligibility, service codes, concurrent billing, and Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) billing requirements. Includes information on Rural Health Clinic (RHC) and Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) billing for CCM services.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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