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6571. CMS State Operations Manual (SOM) - Resources
Reviewed: May 2025

Provides guidance to state agencies that survey healthcare facilities and providers to determine if they are in compliance with the Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoP). Includes appendices with regulatory information specific to Critical Access Hospitals (Appendix W) and Federally Qualified Health Centers/Rural Health Clinics (Appendix G). Can be used by healthcare facilities as a tool to self-evaluate their compliance with Medicare CoP.

...Health Centers/Rural Health Clinics (Appendix G). Can be used by healthcare facilities as a tool...

6572. Medical Debt and Its Impact on Rural Patients and Providers, with Carrie Henning-Smith - Resources
Date: Jan 2025

An episode of the Exploring Rural Health podcast featuring Carrie Henning-Smith, Co-Director of the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center. Focuses on the prevalence of and difficulties caused by medical debt for both rural patients and providers.

...Health podcast featuring Carrie Henning-Smith, Co-Director of the University of Minnesota Rural Health...

6573. Community-Based FORHP Grants: Focusing on Rural Needs - Resources
Date: Jul 2024

Video series featuring the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy's community-based grant programs. Includes a broad overview of the various grant programs available and their impact on rural healthcare and population health. Grantees share how they have used this funding to address the needs of their communities.

...Health Information Hub Funding · Networking and collaboration · Population health · Arkansas · Colorado · Georgia · Illinois · Louisiana · Pennsylvania...

6574. Rural Initiatives Addressing Community Social Needs - Resources
Date: Mar 2021

Describes the role of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in improving population health and addressing social needs in their communities. Profiles two Critical Access Hospital social needs programs: Lakewood Health System's food access initiatives in Minnesota, and Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital's NEK Prosper. Provides an overview of both programs and highlights best practices of each.

...Mental health · Physical activity · Service delivery models · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Minnesota · Vermont...

6575. Promoting Health and Behavior Change through Evidence-Based Landscape Interventions in Rural Communities: A Pilot Protocol - Resources
Date: Oct 2022

Highlights a study on the efficacy of a rural wellness hub model designed to support physical activity in rural areas. Details the design, implementation, and outcomes of the pilot program in Clay County, West Virginia. Breaks down data by demographic information, such as age, sex, and by physical activity engaged in.

...Health, 19(19), 12833 10/2022 Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Public health · West Virginia...

6576. Uninsured Population in Nonmetropolitan Counties - Resources
Date: 2025

Printable map that shows percent of population without health insurance nationwide by county. Data source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE)

...Census Bureau, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) 2025 Rural Health Information Hub Health insurance...

6577. Disparities in Health Care in Medicare Advantage Associated with Dual Eligibility or Eligibility for a Low-Income Subsidy - Resources
Date: Sep 2021

Shares Medicare Advantage (MA) plan performance data for specific healthcare quality measures reported in 2019, which represents care received in 2018. Analyzes and compares the quality of clinical care for dual-eligible (DE) beneficiaries, those who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid, and Medicare beneficiaries who are eligible for a Part D low-income subsidy (LIS) with the quality of care for beneficiaries who do not qualify as DE nor LIS by racial/ethnic groups and rural status.

...Medicaid Services Health disparities · Health insurance · Medicaid · Medicare · Poverty · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

6578. Factors Associated with Lengths-of-Stay for Inpatients with Substance Use Disorders - Resources
Date: Apr 2023

Policy brief identifying factors associated with inpatient length-of-stay (LOS) for the treatment of substance use disorders (SUDs) and exploring whether there are systematic differences in LOS for rural and urban residents. Includes statistics on characteristics of stays for a primary SUD diagnosis in Kentucky, North Carolina, Vermont, and Washington in 2018, with breakdowns by Mental Health Professional Shortage Area and rural or urban location, and selected factors on LOS for an SUD diagnosis, with breakdowns by mental diagnoses, chronic conditions, and sociodemographic measures.

...Health workforce shortage designations · Health workforce supply and demand · Inpatient care · Mental health · Mental health...

6579. State Medicaid Managed Care and Access to Rural Behavioral Health Services - Resources
Date: May 2022

Details how states with Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) are using MCO contract language to increase access to behavioral healthcare through service access requirements, provider network requirements, and telehealth utilization policies. Includes links to available MCO contracts and requests for applications.

...Academy for State Health Policy Access · Behavioral health · Healthcare business and finance · Medicaid · Policy · Telehealth...

6580. Pairing Project ECHO and Patient Navigation as an Innovative Approach to Improving the Health and Wellness of Cancer Survivors in Rural Settings - Resources
Date: Sep 2022

Presents a study on the use of Project ECHO and patient navigation programs to support rural cancer control programs for survivors. Evaluates the efficacy of the programs in improving both access to cancer support care, as well as the quality of care received. Details the challenges and facilitators to these programs in each site.

...Health, 38(4), 855-864 09/2022 Access · Cancer · Healthcare quality · Telehealth · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...