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: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and 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: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Reimbursement and Policy Considerations of Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) in Rural Family Medicine
Examines the current Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) reimbursement landscape, challenges, and opportunities for improvement in rural primary care and emergency departments. Includes a section on financial differences between providing POCUS in Critical Access Hospitals and in Rural Health Clinics.
Author(s): Kylie Long, Geoffrey Bocobo, Andrew Goldsmith
Citation: The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 38(6), 967-973
Date: 11/2025
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Examines the current Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) reimbursement landscape, challenges, and opportunities for improvement in rural primary care and emergency departments. Includes a section on financial differences between providing POCUS in Critical Access Hospitals and in Rural Health Clinics.
Author(s): Kylie Long, Geoffrey Bocobo, Andrew Goldsmith
Citation: The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 38(6), 967-973
Date: 11/2025
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Maternal and Child Health Services Title V Block Grant - Hawaii: FY 2026 Application/FY 2024 Annual Report
Describes Hawaii's maternal and child health programs, which include initiatives related to access to care, family violence and neglect, sleep environment, developmental screening, preventive care, mental health supports, and more. Includes discussion of rural topics including healthcare access, activities of the Office of Primary Care and Rural Health, and more.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: Hawaii State Department of Health
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Describes Hawaii's maternal and child health programs, which include initiatives related to access to care, family violence and neglect, sleep environment, developmental screening, preventive care, mental health supports, and more. Includes discussion of rural topics including healthcare access, activities of the Office of Primary Care and Rural Health, and more.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: Hawaii State Department of Health
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Reshaping Access: Community-Led Action for Contraceptive Access in Rural Appalachian Kentucky
Examines the All Access Eastern Kentucky (AAEKY) program that provides contraception to patients via the mailing system. Discusses contraception access issues due to geographic isolation, transportation issues, and stigma. Provides clinic and participation feedback on the AAEKY program.
Author(s): Alecia Fields, Kelsie Williams, Dustin Miracle, Joanne Brown, Kyla Preece
Citation: Contraception, 155, 111278
Date: 11/2025
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Examines the All Access Eastern Kentucky (AAEKY) program that provides contraception to patients via the mailing system. Discusses contraception access issues due to geographic isolation, transportation issues, and stigma. Provides clinic and participation feedback on the AAEKY program.
Author(s): Alecia Fields, Kelsie Williams, Dustin Miracle, Joanne Brown, Kyla Preece
Citation: Contraception, 155, 111278
Date: 11/2025
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NIOSH Extramural Research and Training Program: Annual Report of Fiscal Year 2023
Highlights the work of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Extramural Research and Training Program in fiscal year 2023 including funding distribution, research activity, and more. Includes information on the work of the Centers for Agricultural Safety and Health.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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Highlights the work of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Extramural Research and Training Program in fiscal year 2023 including funding distribution, research activity, and more. Includes information on the work of the Centers for Agricultural Safety and Health.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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Preliminary Birth Report Kansas, 2024
Provides 2024 county-level data on live births/maternal age in Kansas, with further breakdowns by frontier, rural, densely-settled rural, semi-urban, and urban location.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Provides 2024 county-level data on live births/maternal age in Kansas, with further breakdowns by frontier, rural, densely-settled rural, semi-urban, and urban location.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Rural Active Living: A Call to Action 2.0, 10-Year Review and Recommendations to Advance the Field
Examines the recommendations from the 2015 Rural Active Living: A Call to Action guidance. Utilizes feedback from the Physical Activity Policy Research and Evaluation Network Rural Active Living Workgroup, funded by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, to review the original 8 Rural Active Living Calls to Action. Discusses relevant literature and research related to active living best practices, social issues, COVID-19 impacts, collaboration, implementation science, and implications of rural health funding.
Author(s): M Renée Umstattd Meyer, Marilyn E Wende, Jessica Stroope, et al.
Citation: Journal of Public Health Management & Practice, 32(2), 197-213
Date: 11/2025
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Examines the recommendations from the 2015 Rural Active Living: A Call to Action guidance. Utilizes feedback from the Physical Activity Policy Research and Evaluation Network Rural Active Living Workgroup, funded by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, to review the original 8 Rural Active Living Calls to Action. Discusses relevant literature and research related to active living best practices, social issues, COVID-19 impacts, collaboration, implementation science, and implications of rural health funding.
Author(s): M Renée Umstattd Meyer, Marilyn E Wende, Jessica Stroope, et al.
Citation: Journal of Public Health Management & Practice, 32(2), 197-213
Date: 11/2025
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Arizona Child Fatality Review Program: Thirty-Second Annual Report
Reports on child mortality in Arizona in 2024. Discusses demographics, causes of death, and recommendations for prevention. Includes rural and urban comparisons of mortality rates and risk factors.
Author(s): Kiran Lalani, Morgan Anderson, Susan Newberry, et al.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Department of Health Services
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Reports on child mortality in Arizona in 2024. Discusses demographics, causes of death, and recommendations for prevention. Includes rural and urban comparisons of mortality rates and risk factors.
Author(s): Kiran Lalani, Morgan Anderson, Susan Newberry, et al.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Department of Health Services
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Mapping Community Capacity to Reduce Vulnerability to Wildfire in Colorado, USA
Describes wildfire mitigation practices and the capacity of Colorado communities to conduct those projects relative to their wildfire risk. Discusses indicators of capacity in human, economic, natural, and social categories. Highlights the role of funding in determining community capacity.
Author(s): Karissa Courtney, Federico Holm, Jennifer Brousseau, et al.
Date: 11/2025
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Describes wildfire mitigation practices and the capacity of Colorado communities to conduct those projects relative to their wildfire risk. Discusses indicators of capacity in human, economic, natural, and social categories. Highlights the role of funding in determining community capacity.
Author(s): Karissa Courtney, Federico Holm, Jennifer Brousseau, et al.
Date: 11/2025
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What to Ask (About) a Hospital
Describes payment and financial considerations for hospitals as it relates to the hospital's organizational structure, type of care provided, location, patient population, training programs, and alternative payment models. Discusses rural considerations throughout with a close analysis in Section 6: How a Hospital's Location Matters.
Author(s): Christine H. Monahan, Kennah Watts, Julia Burleson, Rachel Swindle, Ariel Winter
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organizations: Blood Cancer United, Georgetown University's Center on Health Insurance Reforms (CHIR)
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Describes payment and financial considerations for hospitals as it relates to the hospital's organizational structure, type of care provided, location, patient population, training programs, and alternative payment models. Discusses rural considerations throughout with a close analysis in Section 6: How a Hospital's Location Matters.
Author(s): Christine H. Monahan, Kennah Watts, Julia Burleson, Rachel Swindle, Ariel Winter
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organizations: Blood Cancer United, Georgetown University's Center on Health Insurance Reforms (CHIR)
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