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9551. Payment Source Shift for Surgical Care Among Veterans Enrolled in Medicare Advantage Plans - Resources
Date: Jun 2025

Examines the likelihood of veterans enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to shift payments for inpatient surgical care from MA to the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Analyzes 54,754 inpatient surgeries of VHA enrollees to observe payment trends, with data broken down by demographics, insurance characteristics, region, and rurality.

...Health Administration (VHA). Analyzes 54,754 inpatient surgeries of VHA enrollees to observe payment trends...

9552. Rural HIV Prevalence and Service Availability in the United States: A Chartbook - Resources
Date: Feb 2021

Examines state- and county-level human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence in 2016 as well as availability of HIV-related prevention, testing, and treatment services in 2019. Includes data breakdowns by rural/urban status.

...Health Research Center Access · County-by-county data · HIV and AIDS · Health screening · Public health...

9553. Montana Ag Producer Stress Resource Clearinghouse - Resources
Reviewed: Aug 2025

Provides resources for farmers and their families to understand stress, measure and manage their stress, and help a family member or friend who may be experiencing stress. Includes a Perceived Stress Scale self-assessment and information about Montana mental health resources.

...about Montana mental health resources. Montana State University Extension Farmers and farmworkers · Mental health · Montana...

9554. Telehealth & Medicaid: A Policy Webinar Series - Resources
Date: Mar 2021

Summarizes a series of webinars on Medicaid telehealth policy changes during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics covered include telehealth policy developments related to the public health emergency (PHE), Medicaid program engagement and education of healthcare providers, patient education and engagement to increase telehealth access, and discussions of the future of telehealth policy. Offers specific examples from state-level Medicaid programs, with charts and data on telehealth utilization and outcomes.

...health emergency (PHE), Medicaid program engagement and education of healthcare providers, patient education and engagement...

9555. Characteristics of the Current Dental Hygienist Workforce in Washington State - Resources
Date: Aug 2024

Reports on dental hygienist (DH) supply, distribution, and characteristics in Washington State, utilizing data from a survey of 995 DHs. Provides demographic data including rural versus urban location of residence. Features county-level maps showing DH geographic distribution.

...Health Workforce Studies, Washington Oral Health Workforce Dental workforce · Health workforce supply and demand · Oral...

9556. MedPAC Report to the Congress: Increasing the Value of Medicare - Resources
Date: Jun 2006

Examines issues affecting the Medicare program and makes recommendations to the Congress. Topics covered include care coordination, pricing accuracy in the hospice and physician payment systems, quality measures in home health, gathering data on outpatient therapy, Medicare Advantage, the Part D prescription drug program, and cost-effectiveness analysis.

...health, gathering data on outpatient therapy, Medicare Advantage, the Part D prescription drug program, and cost...

9557. MedPAC Comment on CMS's Proposed Rule on the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2023 - Resources
Date: Sep 2022

Comment on a July 29, 2022, Federal Register proposed rule revising the physician fee schedule to improve payment systems for physicians and other Medicare Part B revisions. Includes a discussion of the coverage of certain telehealth services after the COVID-19 public health emergency, as well as rebasing and revising the Medicare Economic Index (MEI).

...health emergency, as well as rebasing and revising the Medicare Economic Index (MEI). --- MedPAC Comment...

9558. Residential Settings and Healthcare Use of the Rural "Oldest-Old" Medicare Population - Resources
Date: Mar 2018

Results of a study using Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey data to profile rural and urban Medicare beneficiaries ages 85+ in terms of their demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, residential settings, health and functional status, and healthcare use. Features statistics on these topics with breakdowns by rural and urban location.

...health and functional status, and healthcare use. Features statistics on these topics with breakdowns by rural...

9559. Promising Practice: Virginia SORH Taking Aim at Opioid Overdose - Resources
Date: Apr 2017

Illustrates how the Virginia State Office of Rural Health (VA SORH) and its partners are focusing their attention on the opioid epidemic in rural areas of the state by expanding treatment, and training lay rescuers to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose and administer naloxone when necessary.

...Health (VA SORH) and its partners are focusing their attention on the opioid epidemic in rural...

9560. The Branch - Resources
Reviewed: Jul 2025

Provides a monthly update for State Offices of Rural Health and NOSORH Partners.

...Offices of Rural Health and NOSORH Partners. National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health...