Rural Health
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Medicare Benefit Policy Manual: Chapter 13 - Rural Health Clinic (RHC) and Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Services
Current regulations, as of March 2025, regarding Medicare payment policies for Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs).
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Current regulations, as of March 2025, regarding Medicare payment policies for Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs).
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Mobile Healthcare: The 2025 Mobile Clinics Landscape Report
Provides an overview of mobile health clinics, including data on the the growth of mobile clinics since 2013, services offered, and organizations that operates mobile clinics. Describes the impact of mobile clinics in rural communities. Features case studies on Arkansas Mobile Opioid Recovery (AMOR) and the Fort Defiance Indian Hospital Board's Mobile Health Program.
Date: 01/2026
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Provides an overview of mobile health clinics, including data on the the growth of mobile clinics since 2013, services offered, and organizations that operates mobile clinics. Describes the impact of mobile clinics in rural communities. Features case studies on Arkansas Mobile Opioid Recovery (AMOR) and the Fort Defiance Indian Hospital Board's Mobile Health Program.
Date: 01/2026
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Vermont Health Care Workforce Census: Licensed Nursing Assistants, 2024
Presents detailed profiles of Vermont nursing assistants who renewed their licenses as of November 2024. Features demographics and statistics including number of FTE nursing assistants per 100,000 population by county.
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Vermont Department of Health
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Presents detailed profiles of Vermont nursing assistants who renewed their licenses as of November 2024. Features demographics and statistics including number of FTE nursing assistants per 100,000 population by county.
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Vermont Department of Health
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Vermont Health Care Workforce Census: Marriage and Family Therapists, 2024
Presents detailed profiles of Vermont marriage and family therapists who renewed their licenses as of November 2024. Features demographics and statistics including number of FTE therapists per 100,000 population by county.
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Vermont Department of Health
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Presents detailed profiles of Vermont marriage and family therapists who renewed their licenses as of November 2024. Features demographics and statistics including number of FTE therapists per 100,000 population by county.
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Vermont Department of Health
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Purchased/Referred Care and Cancer: Overview and Options for Tribal Consideration
Describes the Purchased/Referred Care (PRC) program of the Indian Health Service (IHS) and discusses how it functions in the cancer care pathways for Oklahoma tribal communities. Offers recommendations to tribal leaders for working with and alongside the program to improve health outcomes while supporting self-determination. Recommendations discuss tribal governance, collaborations, service delivery models, care coordination, and engaging with federal policymakers.
Author(s): Grace Fox
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Native Nations Center for Tribal Policy Research
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Describes the Purchased/Referred Care (PRC) program of the Indian Health Service (IHS) and discusses how it functions in the cancer care pathways for Oklahoma tribal communities. Offers recommendations to tribal leaders for working with and alongside the program to improve health outcomes while supporting self-determination. Recommendations discuss tribal governance, collaborations, service delivery models, care coordination, and engaging with federal policymakers.
Author(s): Grace Fox
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Native Nations Center for Tribal Policy Research
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Unlocking Collaboration: How Data Sharing Agreements Strengthen Rural Networks Webinar
Offers webinar training materials discussing data sharing agreements for rural health networks including what data sharing agreements are, why they matter for rural communities, best practices, and implementation considerations.
Author(s): Karen Yost, Stephen Crowe
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Technical Assistance
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Offers webinar training materials discussing data sharing agreements for rural health networks including what data sharing agreements are, why they matter for rural communities, best practices, and implementation considerations.
Author(s): Karen Yost, Stephen Crowe
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Technical Assistance
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Planning for the Future: Strategic Planning in Rural Health Networks Webinar Materials
Offers webinar training materials on strategic planning for rural health networks. Discusses the purpose, creating measurable goals, actionable initiatives to achieve those goals, and tracking progress.
Author(s): Ann Wing
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Technical Assistance
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Offers webinar training materials on strategic planning for rural health networks. Discusses the purpose, creating measurable goals, actionable initiatives to achieve those goals, and tracking progress.
Author(s): Ann Wing
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Technical Assistance
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Emergency Dental Care in the ACA Era: Rural–Urban Disparities and Their Association With State Medicaid Policy
Highlights a study exploring the role Medicaid expansion has played in the utilization of emergency department (ED) visits for nontraumatic dental conditions (NTDCs) among adults in rural and urban areas. Details the rates of ED utilization for NTDCs in rural and urban hospitals in 8 states and explores rates based on states' Medicaid policy.
Author(s): Marvellous A. Akinlotan, Dan Burch, Alva O. Ferdinand
Citation: Public Health Dentistry, 86(1), 99-108
Date: 01/2026
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Highlights a study exploring the role Medicaid expansion has played in the utilization of emergency department (ED) visits for nontraumatic dental conditions (NTDCs) among adults in rural and urban areas. Details the rates of ED utilization for NTDCs in rural and urban hospitals in 8 states and explores rates based on states' Medicaid policy.
Author(s): Marvellous A. Akinlotan, Dan Burch, Alva O. Ferdinand
Citation: Public Health Dentistry, 86(1), 99-108
Date: 01/2026
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Profile of Georgia's Graduate Medical Education (GME) Graduates FY 2021 - FY 2025: Retention, Specialty, Education, Debt, and Practice Trends
Provides information about graduates of Georgia graduate medical education (GME) programs, using data from 5-year outcome reports and GME exit surveys. Features statistics including demographic area in which graduates intend to practice, with breakdowns by 5 levels of population density.
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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Provides information about graduates of Georgia graduate medical education (GME) programs, using data from 5-year outcome reports and GME exit surveys. Features statistics including demographic area in which graduates intend to practice, with breakdowns by 5 levels of population density.
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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2025 Nebraska Rural Poll Research Report: Community
Analyzes 2025 Nebraska Rural Poll results related to how rural Nebraskans perceive their local communities, focusing on issues such as community services, housing, mental health, and perceptions of community cohesion and livability.
Author(s): Heather Akin, Cheryl Burkhart-Kriesel, Mary Emery, et al.
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Analyzes 2025 Nebraska Rural Poll results related to how rural Nebraskans perceive their local communities, focusing on issues such as community services, housing, mental health, and perceptions of community cohesion and livability.
Author(s): Heather Akin, Cheryl Burkhart-Kriesel, Mary Emery, et al.
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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