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7061. CMS-Approved Waivers Break New Ground for Medicaid Coverage of American Indian and Alaska Native Traditional Health Care Practices - Resources
Date: Oct 2024

Provides an overview of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved 1115 waivers that allow Medicaid agencies to cover American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) traditional healthcare practices in four states: Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Oregon. Describes who can access traditional healthcare practices under these waivers, where traditional healthcare services can be provided, who will be certified to provide these services, and implementation support.

...Health Care Practices --- Provides an overview of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved 1115 waivers...

7062. Health Panel Comment Letter – Promoting Telehealth in Rural America - Resources
Date: Apr 2022

Offers comments in response to the Federal Communications Commission's proposed rule for Promoting Telehealth in America. Discusses rural classifications for healthcare providers, defining rural areas for program participation, and an alternative method to determine degrees of rurality.

...Health Panel Comment Letter – Promoting Telehealth in Rural America --- Offers comments in response to the Federal...

7063. North Carolina Healthcare Association Critical Workforce Needs Assessment - Resources
Date: Mar 2024

Reports on healthcare workforce trends in North Carolina, including discussion of state demographics, policy changes, and strategies influencing workforce needs and availability. Highlights the rural aging population and a need for health workers in rural communities.

...Health occupations · Health workforce education and training · Health workforce pipeline · Health workforce supply and demand...

7064. 30 Years Of 340B: Preserving The Health Care Safety Net - Resources
Date: Dec 2022

Discusses the development and purpose of the 340B Drug Pricing Program, and provides an overview of the program. Summarizes research on the impact of the 340B program on hospitals and lessons learned.

...Health Care Safety Net --- Discusses the development and purpose of the 340B Drug Pricing Program...

7065. Medical School Impact on the Primary Care Physician Shortage in Pennsylvania: Staff Study - Resources
Date: Dec 2021

Describes training required to become a physician in Pennsylvania and examines issues contributing to primary care physician shortages, including student debt burden, burnout, and low investment in primary care. Features information on primary care initiatives from Pennsylvania's medical schools, including health workforce pipeline programs, and statistics including average number of graduates matching into primary care specialties from each institution, estimates of how many graduates intend to specialize in primary care, and how many are retained by the state. Mentions rural throughout.

...Health workforce pipeline · Health workforce supply and demand · Loans, loan repayment, and loan forgiveness for health...

7066. Rural Health Research Recap: Quality of Care in Rural Hospitals - Resources
Date: Jan 2019

Describes methods used to collect data on rural hospital care quality and offers findings comparing quality in rural and urban hospitals. Features statistics on CMS star quality ratings in 2017, with breakdowns by rural and urban locations.

...Health Research Recap: Quality of Care in Rural Hospitals --- Describes methods used to collect data...

7067. A Volunteer Program in Maine to Transport Community Members to Health Care Appointments - Resources
Date: Aug 2020

Highlights a non-emergency volunteer transportation program in rural Maine. Outlines the goals and structure of the program and provides data about the number of trips and miles covered by year over the course of the program's existence.

...Health Care Appointments --- Highlights a non-emergency volunteer transportation program in rural Maine. Outlines the goals...

7068. 2015 National Quality Healthcare and Disparities Report: Chartbook for Health Care for Blacks - Resources
Date: Feb 2016

Summarizes and illustrates trends in healthcare for the Black population regarding access to healthcare and the priorities of National Quality Strategy (NQS). Includes a comparison of the rural and urban Black population and discusses poverty rates in rural areas.

...Health Care for Blacks --- Summarizes and illustrates trends in healthcare for the Black population regarding...

7069. Civil Rights and Disparities in Pediatric Healthcare Access for Racial and Ethnic Minority Families in Arizona - Resources
Date: Dec 2024

Reports on disparities in pediatric healthcare access and quality experienced by racial and ethnic minority families in Arizona. Discusses primary findings based on testimony heard by the Arizona Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, and provides suggestions to address civil rights concerns related to pediatric healthcare. Includes findings related to insurance, foster youth, healthcare provider shortages, data collection, and bias, among other topics. Discusses rural and tribal health throughout.

...Health disparities · Health information technology · Health insurance · Health workforce supply and demand · Healthcare quality · Policy...

7070. Charting a Path to Comprehensive Healthcare for Rural Veterans, with Matt Coleman and James VanCleave - Resources
Date: Oct 2024

An episode of the Exploring Rural Health podcast featuring Matt Coleman, Director of the Kentucky State Office of Rural Health, and James VanCleave, Rural Project Manager, Veterans Services for the KORH. Focuses on their work helping veterans access services and receive care and benefits from the VA and other providers.

...Health podcast featuring Matt Coleman, Director of the Kentucky State Office of Rural Health, and James...