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Resources by Topic: Policy

Mississippi Rural Health Clinic Connection
Annual magazine for rural health clinics in Mississippi, published by the Mississippi Rural Health Association. Covers topics including news, regulation and compliance, and upcoming events.
Sponsoring organization: Mississippi Rural Health Association
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States Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development (AHEAD) Model
Provides information on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center's States Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development (AHEAD) Model, a voluntary state total cost of care model that will test state accountability for controlling overall growth in health expenditures while increasing investment in primary care and improving population health outcomes.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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State Operations Manual Appendix B - Guidance for Surveyors: Home Health Agencies
Presents interpretive guidelines clarifying statutory and regulatory requirements for home health agencies.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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State Operations Manual Appendix M - Guidance for Surveyors: Hospice
Details the hospice survey process and presents interpretive guidelines clarifying statutory and regulatory requirements.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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State Operations Manual Appendix G - Guidance for Surveyors: Rural Health Clinics (RHCs)
Provides details and interpretive guidelines clarifying the Rural Health Clinic (RHC) survey and certification processes.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Medicare Shared Savings Program
Provides an overview of the Medicare Shared Savings Program. Offers links to program resources, including application information, program data, and program statutes and regulations.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Making Care Primary (MCP) Model
Provides information on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center's Making Care Primary (MCP) Model, which offers a pathway for primary care clinicians in eight states to gradually adopt prospective, population-based payments while building infrastructure to improve behavioral health and specialty care integration and enhance equitable access to care.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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ACO REACH Model
Provides information on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center's ACO REACH Model, which is intended to encourage healthcare coordination to improve care for people with Medicare.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Toward Racial Equity & Rural Prosperity: Legal & Policy Resources for Rural Communities
Resources for local and state policymakers discussing inequity in rural communities for Black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC). Includes resources for policymaking, water access, housing, and broadband.
Sponsoring organization: ChangeLab Solutions
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Health Costs, Coverage and Delivery State Legislation Database
Identifies enacted state legislation addressing healthcare costs, access, and health system efficiencies. Topics covered include alternative payment methods, health insurance marketplaces, health system consolidation and competition, Medicaid reforms, price transparency, surprise billing, and telehealth. Searchable by state, topic, keyword, year, status, and primary sponsor. Updated every two weeks, with information on legislation starting in 2022.
Sponsoring organization: National Conference of State Legislatures
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