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3171. Health Panel Comment Letter - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program - Resources
Date: Mar 2026

Offers comments in response to a February 11, 2026, proposed rule regarding methods to improve the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Discusses rural-specific issues related to cost sharing for bronze and catastrophic plans.

...catastrophic plans. 03/2026 Rural Policy Research Institute Rural Health Panel Health insurance · Legislation and regulations...

3172. Health Care Access from the Rural Perspective: A Narrative Review - Resources
Date: Feb 2026

Examines rural healthcare access in the dimensions of geographic, temporal, financial, cultural, and virtual. Discusses rural versus urban access challenges and access disparities related to geographic distance and available transportation, broadband internet access and digital literacy, healthcare workforce shortages, and the social determinants of health.

...Health, 42(1), e70119 02/2026 Access · Broadband · Health disparities · Health literacy · Health workforce supply and demand...

3173. Telehealth Decreases Rural Emergency Department Wait Times for Behavioral Health Patients in a Group of Critical Access Hospitals - Resources
Date: Dec 2019

Explores impacts of telehealth on behavioral health patients in rural emergency departments (EDs) at 4 Midwestern Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Compares wait time and length of stay (LOS) for 153 patients from 2005-2013 before telehealth implementation and 287 patents from 2015-2017 after telehealth implementation. Provides data on patient demographics, wait time, LOS, behavioral health diagnosis, and total costs of ED visit.

...Health, 25(12), 1154-1164 12/2019 Behavioral health · Critical Access Hospitals · Emergency department and urgent...

3174. University of Nebraska Kearney Health Opportunities Program (KHOP) - Funding
Deadline: Dec 1, 2025

Scholarships and professional development opportunities for high school seniors from rural Nebraska who wish to practice in rural Nebraska following the completion of specific health professions educational programs.

...Health career pathways · Health workforce education and training · Nurses · Occupational therapy · Oral health · Pharmacy and prescription...

3175. Trends in Mental Health Care Utilization in Rural and Nonrural Areas, 2019-2023 - Resources
Date: Aug 2025

Examines changes in mental healthcare utilization between 2019 and 2023. Utilizes National Health Interview Survey data to compare rural and nonrural trends related to mental health utilization, therapy, and medication. Discusses the impact of telehealth options and the COVID-19 pandemic on mental healthcare availability.

...Health Interview Survey data to compare rural and nonrural trends related to mental health utilization...

3176. New England Health System CEOs Address Rural Healthcare Crisis In A Live Conversation - Resources
Date: May 2023

Recording of a May 22, 2023, roundtable discussion with the chief executive officers (CEOs) of Dartmouth Health, MaineHealth, and the University of Vermont Health Network regarding the challenges rural healthcare providers face. Covers workforce challenges, regulatory and inflation challenges, and innovations to preserve access to care. Transcript is available in the video description.

...Health, MaineHealth, and the University of Vermont Health Network regarding the challenges rural healthcare providers...

3177. Advantages of Community Health Workers in Rural Programs - RHIhub Toolkit - Toolkits
Reviewed: Mar 12, 2026

Learn about the advantages community health workers have when working within rural communities.

...Health Workers in Rural Programs - RHIhub Toolkit --- Learn about the advantages community health workers have...

3178. Health Workforce Legislation Database - Resources
Added: Sep 2025

Identifies state legislation addressing health workforce issues, including specific professions, education and training, licensure and certification, recruitment and retention, and scope of practice. Updated every two weeks, with information on legislation starting in 2024. Searchable by year, state, topic or keyword.

...Health occupations · Health workforce · Health workforce education and training · Legislation and regulations · Licensure and certification...

3179. Rural-Urban Differences in Health Care Unaffordability - Resources
Date: Jul 2023

Analyzes healthcare unaffordability in rural versus urban contexts as well as mitigating sociodemographic variables. Examines 90,761 survey responses from the 2019-2021 National Health Interview Survey according to 3 levels of unaffordability, further breaking down the data by race/ethnicity, sex, income, self-rated health, insurance type, education, age, and rural versus urban location.

...health, insurance type, education, age, and rural versus urban location. --- Rural-Urban Differences in Health...

3180. HHS Maternal-Child Health Emergency Planning Toolkit - Resources
Date: May 2021

Toolkit developed for healthcare providers, public health professionals, and social services providers focused on improving and addressing maternal and child health during emergencies. Provides resources, promising practices, and case studies related to planning for emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation for women who are pregnant or postpartum, infants, and young children. Includes discussion on the needs of underserved and rural populations during emergencies.

...Health Emergency Planning Toolkit --- Toolkit developed for healthcare providers, public health professionals, and social services...