Rural Health
Resources by Type: Website
Rural Emergency Hospitals
Interactive maps displaying the location of hospitals across the U.S. that have converted to Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs) since January 2023. Provides sortable and downloadable lists containing facility information about each hospital, including previous Medicare payment status.
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Interactive maps displaying the location of hospitals across the U.S. that have converted to Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs) since January 2023. Provides sortable and downloadable lists containing facility information about each hospital, including previous Medicare payment status.
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Teens
Provides data on health topics such as bullying, stressful life events, social and emotional supports, healthcare access and quality, mental health, physical activity, sleep, screen time, alternative health, and health status for youth aged 12-17. Includes July 2021-December 2023 data breakdowns according to demographics, socioeconomic status, and urbanicity by large central and fringe metro, medium and small metro, or nonmetropolitan.
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Provides data on health topics such as bullying, stressful life events, social and emotional supports, healthcare access and quality, mental health, physical activity, sleep, screen time, alternative health, and health status for youth aged 12-17. Includes July 2021-December 2023 data breakdowns according to demographics, socioeconomic status, and urbanicity by large central and fringe metro, medium and small metro, or nonmetropolitan.
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Area and Road Ruggedness Scales
Provides measures of topographic variation for 2020 census tracts, showing the ruggedness of terrain and roads. Identifies rurality and primary Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) code of each census tract along with ruggedness data. Also provides documentation, descriptions of each scale, and national maps. Includes access to 2010 Area and Road Ruggedness Scales, as well as a comparison of 2010 and 2020 versions.
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Provides measures of topographic variation for 2020 census tracts, showing the ruggedness of terrain and roads. Identifies rurality and primary Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) code of each census tract along with ruggedness data. Also provides documentation, descriptions of each scale, and national maps. Includes access to 2010 Area and Road Ruggedness Scales, as well as a comparison of 2010 and 2020 versions.
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Achieving Healthcare Efficiency through Accountable Design (AHEAD) Model
Provides information on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center's Achieving Healthcare Efficiency through Accountable Design (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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Provides information on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center's Achieving Healthcare Efficiency through Accountable Design (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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Kansas State Data Center
Provides economic data for the state of Kansas as well as by county. Includes population, income, labor force, and employment data.
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Institute for Policy & Social Research
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Provides economic data for the state of Kansas as well as by county. Includes population, income, labor force, and employment data.
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Institute for Policy & Social Research
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State Medicaid Links
Provides links to state Medicaid agency websites, including pages for state contacts, eligibility, and enrollment information.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Provides links to state Medicaid agency websites, including pages for state contacts, eligibility, and enrollment information.
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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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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Oregon County Profiles
Provides interactive data on Oregon population, poverty, homeownership, rental housing, and homelessness. Allows user to view data according to select variables such as year, race/ethnicity, income, and county.
Sponsoring organization: Oregon Housing and Community Services
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Provides interactive data on Oregon population, poverty, homeownership, rental housing, and homelessness. Allows user to view data according to select variables such as year, race/ethnicity, income, and county.
Sponsoring organization: Oregon Housing and Community Services
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ClimaWATCH (Climate and Weather Analytics, Trends, and Community Health)
Examines the impact of heat waves, based on data from Medicaid beneficiaries on healthcare utilization and spending. Includes information at the national, state, and county levels. Offers interactive maps and charts that show heat waves, excess healthcare use and spending due to heat, and more. Identifies communities most affected by heat waves using different metrics.
Sponsoring organization: Mathematica
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Examines the impact of heat waves, based on data from Medicaid beneficiaries on healthcare utilization and spending. Includes information at the national, state, and county levels. Offers interactive maps and charts that show heat waves, excess healthcare use and spending due to heat, and more. Identifies communities most affected by heat waves using different metrics.
Sponsoring organization: Mathematica
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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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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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