Utilization of Inpatient and Emergency Services by Rural and Urban Medicaid Enrollees
Researchers from the North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center focused on inpatient and emergency department health care utiliza…
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Variation in Elder Abuse State Statutes by State Level of Rurality
This policy brief from the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center examines elements of state-level elder abuse statutes’ definitions a…
New Study Finds Rural Hospitals Facing Struggles Even As Hospital Margins Nationally Improve
Research and analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows rural hospital margins continue to lag relative to urban hospitals, confirming prior fin…
New Funding: HRSA Black Lung Clinics Program
– Apply by February 11, 2025. FORHP’s Community Based Division will make up to 15 awards to support clinics in reducing the morbidity and morta…
Application Now Open for Rural Community Hospitals to Participate in Demonstration Program
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is accepting new applications for the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration. The demonstration tes…
The Role of Relaxed Telehealth Policy on Health Equity in Telehealth Utilization and Outcomes During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: A Living Systematic Review
The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) led to some of the most sweeping changes in telehealth policy, use, and research in recent history. These c…
Report on the State of the Primary Care Workforce Released
HRSA’s National Center for Health Workforce Analysis collects data, conducts research, and generates information to inform and support public- and p…
New Health Workforce Projections Data Available
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) recently released the latest projections for the national supply, demand, and distribution of …
Integrating Screenings in Substance Use Disorder Patients
The Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use and leader of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), as w…
Pennsylvanians on Pennie will See Rise in Health Insurance Premiums if Federal Subsidies Expire
Andrea Deutsch, the mayor of Narberth, Pennsylvania, and the owner of a pet store in town, doesn’t get health care coverage through either of her jo…