Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Statistics and data
The Use of Medical Claims Data for Identifying Missed Opportunities for HPV Immunization Among Privately Insured Adolescents in the State of Iowa
Examines the extent of missed opportunities (MOs) for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among adolescents in Iowa between the ages of 11 to 13 and continuously enrolled in private health insurance. Compares the number of MOs by sex and rurality.
Author(s): Grace Ryan, Sato Ashida, Paul A. Gilbert, et al.
Citation: Journal of Community Health, 47, 783-789
Date: 06/2022
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Examines the extent of missed opportunities (MOs) for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among adolescents in Iowa between the ages of 11 to 13 and continuously enrolled in private health insurance. Compares the number of MOs by sex and rurality.
Author(s): Grace Ryan, Sato Ashida, Paul A. Gilbert, et al.
Citation: Journal of Community Health, 47, 783-789
Date: 06/2022
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Sleep Difficulties in Adults: United States, 2020
Reports on difficulty falling or staying asleep in the past 30 days among U.S. adults. Includes data by place of residence for nonmetro, small and medium metro, large fringe metro, and large central metropolitan areas.
Author(s): Dzifa Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Amanda E. Ng, Lindsey I. Black
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Reports on difficulty falling or staying asleep in the past 30 days among U.S. adults. Includes data by place of residence for nonmetro, small and medium metro, large fringe metro, and large central metropolitan areas.
Author(s): Dzifa Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Amanda E. Ng, Lindsey I. Black
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Regular Bedtimes Among Children Aged 5–17 Years: United States, 2020
Reports on regular bedtimes, going to sleep at the same time most days or every day during the school week, among children 5–17 years old. Includes data by urban and rural location.
Author(s): Amanda E. Ng, Dzifa Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Lindsey I. Black
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Reports on regular bedtimes, going to sleep at the same time most days or every day during the school week, among children 5–17 years old. Includes data by urban and rural location.
Author(s): Amanda E. Ng, Dzifa Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Lindsey I. Black
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health
Provides an overview of the Population Level Analysis and Community EStimates (PLACES) online resource that produces population health data estimates for 29 measures across U.S. counties. Discusses estimation and modeling approach and how the resource can be used by stakeholders to improve public health.
Author(s): Kurt J. Greenlund, Hua Lu, Yan Wang, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 19
Date: 06/2022
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Provides an overview of the Population Level Analysis and Community EStimates (PLACES) online resource that produces population health data estimates for 29 measures across U.S. counties. Discusses estimation and modeling approach and how the resource can be used by stakeholders to improve public health.
Author(s): Kurt J. Greenlund, Hua Lu, Yan Wang, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 19
Date: 06/2022
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Answering The Call: 988 - A New Vision for Crisis Response
Discuss three areas important to implementing the 988 mental health crisis response number and behavioral health crisis response: interagency collaboration, the behavioral health workforce, and financing. Offers policy recommendations for developing a comprehensive crisis response system. Discusses rural considerations and challenges throughout.
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: Bipartisan Policy Center
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Discuss three areas important to implementing the 988 mental health crisis response number and behavioral health crisis response: interagency collaboration, the behavioral health workforce, and financing. Offers policy recommendations for developing a comprehensive crisis response system. Discusses rural considerations and challenges throughout.
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: Bipartisan Policy Center
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Adolescent Access to Federally Funded Clinics Providing Confidential Family Planning Following Changes to Title X Funding Regulations
Examines access to reproductive care across U.S. Census tracts for female minors aged 15 to 17 following 2019 changes in Title X funding. Identifies clinic access within a 30-minute drive in August 2018 before Title X changes and access in August 2020 after Title X changes. Includes demographic data on the impacted minors such as rural versus urban geography, census region, social vulnerability index (SVI), race/ethnicity, age, birth rate, and state minor confidentiality laws.
Author(s): Polina Krass, Vicky Tam, Jungwon Min, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 5(6)
Date: 06/2022
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Examines access to reproductive care across U.S. Census tracts for female minors aged 15 to 17 following 2019 changes in Title X funding. Identifies clinic access within a 30-minute drive in August 2018 before Title X changes and access in August 2020 after Title X changes. Includes demographic data on the impacted minors such as rural versus urban geography, census region, social vulnerability index (SVI), race/ethnicity, age, birth rate, and state minor confidentiality laws.
Author(s): Polina Krass, Vicky Tam, Jungwon Min, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 5(6)
Date: 06/2022
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Non-Metropolitan and Metropolitan Trends in Mental Health Treatment Availability in Community Health and Community Mental Health Centers
Results of a study showing how the supply of community mental health centers (CMHCs) and community health centers (CHCs) offering mental health services changed over time, in non-metropolitan and metropolitan areas. Features statistics with breakdowns by year from 2000-2019 and by metropolitan and non-metropolitan location.
Author(s): Tyrone F. Borders, Timothy Williams, Katherine Youngen, Julia Cecil
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Underserved Health Research Center
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Results of a study showing how the supply of community mental health centers (CMHCs) and community health centers (CHCs) offering mental health services changed over time, in non-metropolitan and metropolitan areas. Features statistics with breakdowns by year from 2000-2019 and by metropolitan and non-metropolitan location.
Author(s): Tyrone F. Borders, Timothy Williams, Katherine Youngen, Julia Cecil
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Underserved Health Research Center
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Insurance Type Is the Top Predictor of Telehealth Use as Adoption Levels Off Long-Term
Brief presenting data on rates of outpatient telehealth use by encounter type, rural and metro location, and insurance type based on provider-reported 2020 data from Cosmos.
Author(s): Christopher Alban, Alissa MacGibbon, Tim Keogh, et al.
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: Epic Research
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Brief presenting data on rates of outpatient telehealth use by encounter type, rural and metro location, and insurance type based on provider-reported 2020 data from Cosmos.
Author(s): Christopher Alban, Alissa MacGibbon, Tim Keogh, et al.
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: Epic Research
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Focus on School-based Mental Health for Rural Central Virginia's Youth
Policy brief highlighting the increasing need for mental healthcare among the rural youth population of central Virginia and in the U.S. in general. Explores the effect that pandemic-related school shutdowns have had on youth mental health and the stigma surrounding mental healthcare in rural areas. Features statistics on suicide rates per 100,000 population with breakdowns by sex and rural or urban location, and student to school psychologist ratios from 2019-2020 with breakdowns by state.
Author(s): Sety Abooali
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: Virginia State Office of Rural Health
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Policy brief highlighting the increasing need for mental healthcare among the rural youth population of central Virginia and in the U.S. in general. Explores the effect that pandemic-related school shutdowns have had on youth mental health and the stigma surrounding mental healthcare in rural areas. Features statistics on suicide rates per 100,000 population with breakdowns by sex and rural or urban location, and student to school psychologist ratios from 2019-2020 with breakdowns by state.
Author(s): Sety Abooali
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: Virginia State Office of Rural Health
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MedPAC Report to the Congress: Medicare and the Health Care Delivery System, June 2022
Evaluates Medicare payment issues and provides recommendations to the U.S. Congress. Chapter 2 presents a report on access to care for beneficiaries in Medically Underserved Areas (MUAs), who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, or have multiple chronic conditions. Also includes chapters on alternative payment models, safety net providers, the cost of drugs covered under Medicare Part B, the accuracy of Medicare Advantage payments, the alignment of fee-for-service payment rates across ambulatory settings, and segmentation in the stand-alone Part D plan market.
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Evaluates Medicare payment issues and provides recommendations to the U.S. Congress. Chapter 2 presents a report on access to care for beneficiaries in Medically Underserved Areas (MUAs), who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, or have multiple chronic conditions. Also includes chapters on alternative payment models, safety net providers, the cost of drugs covered under Medicare Part B, the accuracy of Medicare Advantage payments, the alignment of fee-for-service payment rates across ambulatory settings, and segmentation in the stand-alone Part D plan market.
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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