Healthcare Access in Rural Communities – Resources

Medicaid Primary Care Workforce Tracker
Interactive tool presenting state and county-level data on the primary care workforce providing healthcare to Medicaid enrollees. Uses data from the Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) from 2016-2019 to identify primary care clinicians who saw Medicaid beneficiaries each year.
Sponsoring organization: Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity
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Exploring the Health Care Challenges Rural Americans Face Across 5 States
Articles from Rural RX, a series intended to explore the forces that shape rural health care in America. Features programs in Alabama, Texas, Colorado, New York, and West Virginia.
Author(s): Nicole Ellis, William Brangham, Caleb Hellerman
Sponsoring organization: PBS News Hour
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Medicaid/CHIP Coverage by School Districts, 2019-2023
Provides data on the percent of children covered by Medicaid/CHIP by school district, with separate, searchable lists for each state.
Sponsoring organization: Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
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March of Dimes Maternity Care Deserts Dashboard
An interactive dashboard that depicts county-level access to maternity care, with counties characterized by maternity care deserts, low access to maternity care, moderate access to maternity care, or full access to maternity care.
Sponsoring organization: March of Dimes
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Health Insurance Coverage, 2008-2023
Animated map showing annual county-level data on health insurance coverage from 2008-2023, based on the Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE).
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Maternal and Infant Health Mapping Tool
Map-based access to county-level data on maternal health, infant health, and health resources. Includes data on pre-pregnancy health status, preterm births, infant mortality, access to prenatal care, availability of providers, health insurance coverage, demographics, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Maternal and Child Health Bureau
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County Data Maps from CEARH
Provides maps of the contiguous U.S. that represent data related to healthcare access at the county level, healthcare industry characteristics in rural counties, socio-demographic characteristics, and rural health characteristics. Map indicators can be adjusted to reflect specific types of data.
Sponsoring organization: Center for Economic Analysis of Rural Health
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ACA Marketplace Participation Tracker, 2015 - 2022
Interactive map shows insurer participation in the Affordable Care Act marketplace. Highlights data by carriers, year, and exchange status, as well as detailing data by state and county.
Sponsoring organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Reaching Rural Communities
Covers strategies, outreach tools, and other resources to connect with families and children eligible for Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Includes webinars, videos, and outreach tools specifically for reaching out to American Indian and Alaskan Native populations.
Sponsoring organizations: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, InsureKidsNow.gov
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Child Mental Health: Rural Policy Brief
Policy brief discussing options for improving access to mental health services for rural children, including telemedicine, integration of behavioral health and primary care, and school-based care. Features 3 brief case studies.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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