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2811. Health Center Program Compliance - Resources
Reviewed: Oct 2025

Provides links to key health center program requirements, relevant regulations, and the health center program compliance manual.

...Health Center Program Compliance --- Provides links to key health center program requirements, relevant regulations, and the health...

2812. Closing the Coverage Gap: Policy Considerations for Public-Private Solutions to Expand Health Insurance in Georgia - Resources
Date: Feb 2024

Explores policy and funding considerations influencing the expansion of health insurance in Georgia, including current programs, population health and demographics, and Medicaid expansion models. Evaluates the suitability of the Arkansas "private option" expansion approach for Georgia, and discusses its implementation. Highlights rural concerns throughout.

...Health Insurance in Georgia --- Explores policy and funding considerations influencing the expansion of health insurance...

2813. Oregon Office of Rural Health Brochure - Resources
Date: 2018

Identifies the mission and the activities of the Oregon State Office of Rural Health (SORH). Addresses workforce services supporting rural recruitment and retention, data analysis and technical assistance to strengthen rural healthcare systems, and policy development and advocacy efforts benefiting rural health.

...health. 2018 Oregon Office of Rural Health Access · Leadership · Policy · Recruitment and retention of health...

2814. Rural and Urban Utilization of the Emergency Department for Mental Health and Substance Abuse - Resources
Date: Jun 2017

Details a report on the use of emergency services in treating mental health and substance use in both rural and urban settings. Discusses healthcare needs of mental health and substance use patients, as well as the increasing demands on emergency departments. Breaks down data by urban, large rural, small rural, and isolated rural emergency departments, as well as by age and primary payer of patients.

...Health Reform Policy Research Center Emergency department and urgent care services · Mental health · Rural-urban...

2815. CMS Announces Establishment of the Office of Rural Health Transformation - News
Date: Dec 29, 2025

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced the establishment of the Office of Rural Health Transformation (RHT). The office will oversee the RHT Program, an initiative to strengthen rural health systems and expand access to care nationwide. Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

...health systems and expand access to care nationwide. Access · Funding · Health workforce · Legislation and regulations...

2816. Changes in Individual and Small Group Behavioral Health Coverage Following the Enactment of Parity Requirements: Final Report - Resources
Date: Jan 2017

Examines the impact of extending parity protections for behavioral health coverage in 2014 to individual and small group plans, requiring them to cover behavioral health treatments at the same level as medical/surgical services. Addresses additional barriers for rural areas, such as network adequacy and shortages of psychiatrists.

...Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Access · Behavioral health · Health insurance · Policy...

2817. Telehealth Has Played an Outsized Role Meeting Mental Health Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Resources
Date: Mar 2022

Explores usage of telehealth for physical and mental health outpatient visits between March 2019 and August 2021. Figure 3 shows use of mental health and substance use telehealth visits versus other outpatient telehealth visits, with rural versus urban comparisons. Includes a discussion about payment models for telehealth via private insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid.

...Health insurance · Medicaid · Medicare · Mental health · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Substance use and misuse...

2818. Network Adequacy for Behavioral Health: Existing Standards and Considerations for Designing Standards - Resources
Date: Nov 2021

Summarizes findings from a technical expert panel and an environmental scan to examine federal and state network adequacy standards for behavioral health across Medicare Advantage, Medicaid managed care, and commercial insurance. Presents considerations and principles for designing, monitoring, and enforcing additional behavioral health network adequacy standards.

...health network adequacy standards. --- Network Adequacy for Behavioral Health: Existing Standards and Considerations for Designing...

2819. Guide to State-by-State Resources for Rural Health - State Guides
Reviewed: Nov 5, 2025

Overview of resources and information to support rural health that cover each state.

...Health - Rural Health Information Hub --- Overview of resources and information to support rural health that...

2820. Rural Community Engagement for Health Disparities Research: The Unique Role of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) - Resources
Date: Jan 2021

Explores the potential of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HCBUs) to help reduce health disparities in rural communities of color. Highlights the Research with Care project, a collaboration between the North Carolina Central University and rural Halifax County, N.C. and discusses the expounding health disparities faced by people of color in rural areas, including COVID-19.

...Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(1), 64 01/2021 Health disparities · Infectious diseases · North Carolina...