Rural Health Research Gateway Alert Archive

The Rural Health Research Alerts provide periodic updates when new publications become available.

February 7, 2012
- Water Fluoridation and Dental Health Indicators in Rural and Urban Areas of the United States
January 12, 2012
- Environmental Workforce Characteristics in the Rural Public Health Sector
December 20, 2011
- Effect of Swing Bed Use on Medicare Average Daily Cost and Reimbursementin Critical Access Hospitals
December 16, 2011
- Health Care Access and Use Among the Rural Uninsured (Policy Brief)
November 30, 2011
- Free Webcast: Health Outcomes Among Children and Families Living in Rural Communities, December 1 & 2, 2011
November 4, 2011
- June 2011: Rural Medicare Advantage Enrollment Update
- Patient-Centered Medical Home Services in 29 Rural Primary Care
  Practices: A Work in Progress
October 4, 2011
- Will Bundling Work in Rural America? Analysis of the Feasibility and
  Consequences of Bundled Payments for Rural Health Providers and Patients (Policy Brief and Final Report)
September 27, 2011
- Handling the Handoff: Rural and Race-Based Disparities in Post Hospitalization Follow-up Care Among Medicare Beneficiaries with Diabetes
September 9, 2011
- Trends in Skilled Nursing Facility and Swing Bed Use in Rural Areas Following the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (Findings Brief)
- Trends in the Provision of Surgery by Rural Hospitals
September 6, 2011
- Rural Socioeconomic Risk and Resiliency Inventory and Associated
  Health Outcomes (Policy Brief and Final Report)
August 19, 2011
- Rural Hospital Charges Due to Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions in the United States, by Insurance Type, 2000 to 2004
August 17, 2011
- Patterns of Food Insecurity, Food Availability, and Health Outcomes
  Among Rural and Urban Counties (Policy Brief and Final Report)
July 15, 2011
- Independently Owned Pharmacy Closures in Rural America, 2003-2010
June 28, 2011
- Recent Changes in Health Insurance Coverage in Rural and Urban Areas
June 8, 2011
- Trends in Skilled Nursing Facility and Swing Bed Use in Rural Areas Following the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003
May 13, 2011
- Informing Rural Primary Care Workforce Policy: What Does the Evidence Tell Us?: A Review of Rural Health Research Center Literature, 2000-2010
April 28, 2011
- Care Transitions: “Time to Come Home” (Policy Brief and Final Report)
April 26, 2011
- March 2011: Growth in PPOs Dominates the Rural MA Market in 2011
April 18, 2011
- Use of Health Information Technology in Support of Patient-Centered Medical Homes Is Low Among Non-metropolitan Family Medicine Practices
March 14, 2011
- Nurse Staffing and Rural Hospital Performance Improvement (Policy Brief)
February 28, 2011
- Impact of Employment Transitions on Health Insurance Coverage of Rural Residents
- Many Urban and Rural Workers Lose Health Insurance During Job Transitions (Policy Brief)
February 9, 2011
- Medicare Beneficiary Access to Primary Care Physicians--Better in Rural, but Still Worrisome (Policy Brief)
January 31, 2011
- Toxics Release Inventory Discharges and Population Health Outcomes in Rural and Urban Areas of the United States (Final Report and Policy Brief)
January 28, 2011
- Is Your Hospital's Board Prepared to Govern? Rural Acute Care Hospital Boards Of Directors: Education and Development Needed
- Rural Acute Care Hospital Boards Of Directors: CAH's Lag in Oversight (Fact Sheet)
December 22, 2010
- Geographic Differences in Potentially Preventable Readmission Rates in Rural and Urban Hospitals (Final Report)
December 21, 2010
- Rural Hospital Support for Emergency Medical Services (Findings Brief and Final Report)
- Rural Health Snapshot 2010
December 17, 2010
- The Impact of Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Centers on Rural Community Hospital Performance (Final Report and Policy Brief)
December 15, 2010
- September 2010: Rural Medicare Advantage Enrollment Update
December 14, 2010
- Diet, Physical Activity, and Sedentary Behaviors as Risk Factors for Childhood Obesity: An Urban and Rural Comparison
November 16, 2010
- Mental Health Services in Rural Jails (Working Paper)
November 2, 2010
- Profitability of Rural Hospitals Paid Under Prospective Payment Compared to Rural Hospitals with Special Medicare Payment Provisions (Findings Brief)
- Rural Volunteer EMS: Reports from the Field (Findings Brief)
October 29, 2010
- Key Environmental Health Competencies for Rural Primary Care Providers (Final Report and Policy Brief)
October 26, 2010
- Family Medicine Residency Training in Rural Locations (Final Report)
October 20, 2010
- Access to Mental Health Services and Family Impact of Rural Children
  with Mental Health Problems
- Mental Health Problems Have Considerable Impact on Rural Children and their Families (Policy Brief)
September 29, 2010
- Rural Volunteer EMS: Reports from the Field
September 23, 2010
- Safety Net Activities of Independent Rural Health Clinics
- Are Rural Health Clinics Part of the Rural Safety Net? (Policy Brief)
September 21, 2010
- "Informing Rural Primary Care Policy: What Does the Evidence Tell Us?" Free Webinar, September 23, 2010 from 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
September 3, 2010
- Use of Emergency Departments for Conditions Related to Poor Oral Health Care
- The Medicare Physician Quality Reporting Initiative: Implications for Rural Physicians (Policy Brief and Final Report)
September 1, 2010
- A Comparison of Rural Hospitals with Special Medicare Payment Provisions to Urban and Rural Hospitals Paid Under Prospective Payment (Final Report)
August 30, 2010
- The Future of Family Medicine and Implications for Rural Primary Care Physician Supply
August 24, 2010
- Rural Medicare Advantage: Modest Enrollment Growth in 2010
August 9, 2010
- Save the date: Thursday, September 23, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT for Gateway webinar
July 27, 2010
- Increases in Primary Care Physician Income due to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010--Continued Tweaking of Physician Payment
July 23, 2010
- Challenges for Improving Health Care Access in Rural America
June 28, 2010
- Patient Assessments and Quality of Care in Rural Hospitals (Policy Brief and Final Report)
June 24, 2010
- Quality of Care for Acute Myocardial Infarction: Are the Gaps Between Rural and Urban Hospitals Closing? (Final Report and Policy Brief)
June 22, 2010
- The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: A Summary of Provisions Important to Rural Health Care Delivery
June 17, 2010
- Pediatric Care in Rural Hospital Emergency Departments (Findings Brief and Final Report)
June 15, 2010
- The Provision of Mental Health Services by Rural Health Clinics
- Encouraging Rural Health Clinics to Provide Mental Health Services: What are the Options?
May 24, 2010
- Financial Comparison of Rural Hospitals With Special Medicare Payment Provisions to Hospitals Paid Under Prospective Payment
May 4, 2010
- Case Studies of Developments in Rural Health: Profiles of Three Rural Counties in Difficult Economic Times
April 26, 2010
- States' Use of Cost-Based Reimbursement for Medicaid Services at Critical Access Hospitals
April 23, 2010
- Alternatives to the Outpatient Prospective Payment System: Assessing the Impact on Rural Hospitals
March 25, 2010
- February 2010: A Dramatic Shift Away from Private Fee-for-Service Plans in Rural Medicare Advantage Enrollment
February 19, 2010
- Pollution Sources and Mortality Rates across Rural-Urban Areas in the United States (Final Report and Policy Briefs)
February 12, 2010
- December 2009: Rural Medicare Advantage Enrollment Grows 15% in 2009
January 28, 2010
- Research Alerts will be sent from info@ruralhealthresearch.org
January 5, 2010
- Rural Detoxification Services Are Few and Far Between (Full Report and Policy Brief)
December 9, 2009
- Rural Primary Care Physician Payment 2006-2009: What a Difference Three Years Doesn't Make
November 27, 2009
- Persistent Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and Health Care Access in Rural America (Policy Brief)
October 9, 2009
- Rural Residents Lag in Preventive Services Use; Lag Increases with Service Complexity
October 7, 2009
- Profile of Sole Community Pharmacists' Prescription Sales and Overall Financial Position
October 1, 2009
- Rural-Urban Differences in Health Care Access Vary Across Measures
September 22, 2009
- Potentially Preventable Readmissions in Rural Hospitals
September 3, 2009
- Office of Rural Health Policy adds new Rural Health Policy Analysis Initiatives
August 19, 2009
- July 2009: Rural Enrollment in Medicare Advantage Continues to Grow
August 14 , 2009
- Community Health Center and Rural Health Clinic Presence Associated with Lower County-Level Hospitalization Rates for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (Fact Sheet and Full Report)
July 29, 2009
- Health Insurance Profile Indicates Need for Reform in Rural Areas
July 24, 2009
- Workforce Issues Among Sole Community Pharmacies
July 22, 2009
- Medicaid & CHIP Participation Among Rural & Urban Children
- Characteristics of Rural & Urban Children Who Qualify For Medicaid or CHIP But Are Not Enrolled
July 21, 2009
- Rural Issues Related to Comparative Effectiveness Research and Dissemination
- Health Information Technology Policy and Rural Hospitals
- Rural Issues Related to Bundled Payments for Acute Care Episodes
July 20, 2009
- The Aging of the Primary Care Physician Workforce: Are Rural Locations Vulnerable?
- The Availability of Family Medicine Residency Training in Rural Locations of the United States
- The Future of Family Medicine and Implications for Rural Primary Care Physicians
July 17, 2009
- Private Health Insurance in Rural Areas: Challenges and Reform Options
- A Case Study of Rural Health Care in the Economic Downturn
July 15, 2009
- The Crisis in Rural Primary Care
- The Crisis in Rural General Surgery
- Threats to the Future Supply of Rural Registered Nurses
- The Crisis in Rural Dentistry
June 19, 2009
- A Rural-Urban Comparison of a Building Blocks Approach to Covering the Uninsured
- Impact of the Recession on Rural America: Rising Unemployment Leading to More Uninsured in 2009
June 16, 2009
Profile of Rural Health Insurance Coverage: A Chartbook
June 12, 2009
May 2009: PPOs Driving Growth in Rural Medicare Advantage Enrollment
June 3, 2009
Why Are Fewer Hospitals in the Delivery Business?
May 26, 2009
Satisfaction with Practice and Decision to Relocate: An Examination of Rural Physicians
May 22, 2009
April 2009 Rural Enrollment in Medicare Advantage: Growth in PPO Plans Outpacing Growth in PFFS Plans
May 6, 2009
The Key Role of Sole Community Pharmacists in Their Local Healthcare Delivery Systems
April 20, 2009
Loss of Community Pharmacies Since 2006: State Experiences
April 6, 2009
- Rural Coverage Gaps Decline Following Public Health Insurance Expansions (Policy Brief)
- Rural Adults Face Parity Problems and Other Barriers to Appropriate Mental Health Care (Policy Brief)
- Rural Children Don't Receive the Mental Health Care They Need (Policy Brief)
April 3, 2009
Sole Community Pharmacies and Part D Participation: Implications for Rural Residents (Findings Brief)
April 1, 2009
Implementation of Telepharmacy in Rural Hospitals: Potential for Improving Medication Safety (Policy Brief, Full Report, and Video)
March 23, 2009
Rural Enrollment in Medicare Advantage: Growth Slows in 2008
March 4, 2009
Health Disparities: A Rural-Urban Chartbook (Fact Sheet and Final Report)
February 25, 2009
Achieving Success in QIO and Rural Hospital Partnerships (Final Report)
February 20, 2009
Medicare Beneficiaries' Access to Pharmacy Services in Small Rural Towns: Implications of Contracting Patterns of Sole Community Pharmacies with Part D Plans
February 11, 2009
A Rural-Urban Comparison of Allied Health Average Hourly Wages
February 4, 2009
What Does the Allied Health Clinical Doctorate Mean for Rural Areas? (Findings Brief and Final Report)
January 21, 2009
Eligible But Not Enrolled? Potential for Targeting Over a Half-Million Rural Medicare Beneficiaries for Enrollment in the Low-Income Subsidy Prescription Drug Program (Policy Brief)
December 12, 2008
Disseminating Rural Health Research to State and National Audiences: A Communications Toolkit for Health Researchers
December 9, 2008
The U.S. Rural Physician Workforce: Analysis of Medical School Graduates from 1988-1997 (Final Report & Policy Brief)
November 21, 2008
Medicare Physician Payment Policy and the Rural Perspective (Final Report)
November 12, 2008
Trends in Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Practices Among Women in Rural and Urban Areas of the United States (Final Report & Policy Brief)
November 5, 2008
Electronic Health Records Adoption: Rural Providers' Decision-Making Process (Policy Brief)
October 15, 2008
Experiences of Critical Access Hospitals in the Provision of Emergency Medical Services (Policy Brief)
September 30, 2008
Chartbook: Dental Health and Access to Care among Rural Children: A National and State Portrait (Executive Summary)
September 22, 2008
Office of Rural Health Policy Announces Rural Health Research Centers for 2008-2012
September 16, 2008
Impact of CAH Conversion on Hospital Finances and Mix of Inpatient Services (Final Report)
September 9, 2008
Rural Enrollment in Medicare Advantage Continues to Grow Rapidly in 2008, Led by Private Fee-for-Service Plans
July 15, 2008
Financing Rural Public Health Activities in Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
July 8, 2008
Distribution of Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities Across the Rural-Urban Continuum
June 25, 2008
From the City: Community Orientation and Responsiveness of Rural Hospitals
June 11,2008
- Rural-Urban Differences in Characteristics of Local EMS Agencies
- Challenges for Rural Emergency Medical Services: Medical Oversight
- Issues in Staffing Emergency Medical Services: A National Survey of Local Rural and Urban EMS Directors
May 14, 2008
2005 Physician Supply and Distribution in Rural Areas of the United States
May 1, 2008
Prevalence of Evidence-Based Safe Medication Practices in
Small Rural Hospitals
March 20, 2008
Poor Birth Outcome in the Rural United States: 1985-1987 to 1995-1997
March 13, 2008
Long-Term Trends in Characteristics of the Rural Nurse Workforce:
A National Health Workforce Study
February 20, 2008
Rural Health Research Center Cooperative Agreement Funding Available
Targeted Rural Health Research Grant Funding Available
February 5, 2008
Use of Preventive Services Among Hispanic Sub-Groups: Does One Size Fit All? (Executive Summary & Fact Sheet)
January 28, 2008
National Rural Hospital Charges Due to Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions
January 22, 2008
Rural Inpatient Psychiatric Units Improve Access to Community-Based Mental Health Services, but Medicare Payment a Barrier (Research & Policy Brief)
January 14, 2008
State Updates on Medicare Advantage Enrollment
January 7, 2008
Spontaneous Evacuation Following a Dirty Bomb or Pandemic Influenza: Highlights from a National Survey of Urban Residents' Intended Behavior
December 17, 2007
New Policy Brief Released: Reliance on Independently Owned Pharmacies in Rural America

Topics Centers Researchers Other Resources Search		Rural Health Research Gateway Alert Archive The Rural Health Research Alerts provide periodic updates when new publications become available. February 7, 2012 Water Fluoridation and Dental Health Indicators in Rural and Urban Areas of the United States January 12, 2012 Environmental Workforce Characteristics in the Rural Public Health Sector December 20, 2011 Effect of Swing Bed Use on Medicare Average Daily Cost and Reimbursementin Critical Access Hospitals December 16, 2011 Health Care Access and Use Among the Rural Uninsured (Policy Brief) November 30, 2011 Free Webcast: Health Outcomes Among Children and Families Living in Rural Communities, December 1 & 2, 2011 November 4, 2011 June 2011: Rural Medicare Advantage Enrollment Update Patient-Centered Medical Home Services in 29 Rural Primary Care Practices: A Work in Progress October 4, 2011 Will Bundling Work in Rural America? Analysis of the Feasibility and Consequences of Bundled Payments for Rural Health Providers and Patients (Policy Brief and Final Report) September 27, 2011 Handling the Handoff: Rural and Race-Based Disparities in Post Hospitalization Follow-up Care Among Medicare Beneficiaries with Diabetes September 9, 2011 Trends in Skilled Nursing Facility and Swing Bed Use in Rural Areas Following the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (Findings Brief) Trends in the Provision of Surgery by Rural Hospitals September 6, 2011 Rural Socioeconomic Risk and Resiliency Inventory and Associated Health Outcomes (Policy Brief and Final Report) August 19, 2011 Rural Hospital Charges Due to Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions in the United States, by Insurance Type, 2000 to 2004 August 17, 2011 Patterns of Food Insecurity, Food Availability, and Health Outcomes Among Rural and Urban Counties (Policy Brief and Final Report) July 15, 2011 Independently Owned Pharmacy Closures in Rural America, 2003-2010 June 28, 2011 Recent Changes in Health Insurance Coverage in Rural and Urban Areas June 8, 2011 Trends in Skilled Nursing Facility and Swing Bed Use in Rural Areas Following the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 May 13, 2011 Informing Rural Primary Care Workforce Policy: What Does the Evidence Tell Us?: A Review of Rural Health Research Center Literature, 2000-2010 April 28, 2011 Care Transitions: “Time to Come Home” (Policy Brief and Final Report) April 26, 2011 March 2011: Growth in PPOs Dominates the Rural MA Market in 2011 April 18, 2011 Use of Health Information Technology in Support of Patient-Centered Medical Homes Is Low Among Non-metropolitan Family Medicine Practices March 14, 2011 Nurse Staffing and Rural Hospital Performance Improvement (Policy Brief) February 28, 2011 Impact of Employment Transitions on Health Insurance Coverage of Rural Residents Many Urban and Rural Workers Lose Health Insurance During Job Transitions (Policy Brief) February 9, 2011 Medicare Beneficiary Access to Primary Care Physicians--Better in Rural, but Still Worrisome (Policy Brief) January 31, 2011 Toxics Release Inventory Discharges and Population Health Outcomes in Rural and Urban Areas of the United States (Final Report and Policy Brief) January 28, 2011 Is Your Hospital's Board Prepared to Govern? Rural Acute Care Hospital Boards Of Directors: Education and Development Needed Rural Acute Care Hospital Boards Of Directors: CAH's Lag in Oversight (Fact Sheet) December 22, 2010 Geographic Differences in Potentially Preventable Readmission Rates in Rural and Urban Hospitals (Final Report) December 21, 2010 Rural Hospital Support for Emergency Medical Services (Findings Brief and Final Report) Rural Health Snapshot 2010 December 17, 2010 The Impact of Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Centers on Rural Community Hospital Performance (Final Report and Policy Brief) December 15, 2010 September 2010: Rural Medicare Advantage Enrollment Update December 14, 2010 Diet, Physical Activity, and Sedentary Behaviors as Risk Factors for Childhood Obesity: An Urban and Rural Comparison November 16, 2010 Mental Health Services in Rural Jails (Working Paper) November 2, 2010 Profitability of Rural Hospitals Paid Under Prospective Payment Compared to Rural Hospitals with Special Medicare Payment Provisions (Findings Brief) Rural Volunteer EMS: Reports from the Field (Findings Brief) October 29, 2010 Key Environmental Health Competencies for Rural Primary Care Providers (Final Report and Policy Brief) October 26, 2010 Family Medicine Residency Training in Rural Locations (Final Report) October 20, 2010 Access to Mental Health Services and Family Impact of Rural Children with Mental Health Problems Mental Health Problems Have Considerable Impact on Rural Children and their Families (Policy Brief) September 29, 2010 Rural Volunteer EMS: Reports from the Field September 23, 2010 Safety Net Activities of Independent Rural Health Clinics Are Rural Health Clinics Part of the Rural Safety Net? (Policy Brief) September 21, 2010 "Informing Rural Primary Care Policy: What Does the Evidence Tell Us?" Free Webinar, September 23, 2010 from 1:00-2:00 PM CDT September 3, 2010 Use of Emergency Departments for Conditions Related to Poor Oral Health Care The Medicare Physician Quality Reporting Initiative: Implications for Rural Physicians (Policy Brief and Final Report) September 1, 2010 A Comparison of Rural Hospitals with Special Medicare Payment Provisions to Urban and Rural Hospitals Paid Under Prospective Payment (Final Report) August 30, 2010 The Future of Family Medicine and Implications for Rural Primary Care Physician Supply August 24, 2010 Rural Medicare Advantage: Modest Enrollment Growth in 2010 August 9, 2010 Save the date: Thursday, September 23, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT for Gateway webinar July 27, 2010 Increases in Primary Care Physician Income due to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010--Continued Tweaking of Physician Payment July 23, 2010 Challenges for Improving Health Care Access in Rural America June 28, 2010 Patient Assessments and Quality of Care in Rural Hospitals (Policy Brief and Final Report) June 24, 2010 Quality of Care for Acute Myocardial Infarction: Are the Gaps Between Rural and Urban Hospitals Closing? (Final Report and Policy Brief) June 22, 2010 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: A Summary of Provisions Important to Rural Health Care Delivery June 17, 2010 Pediatric Care in Rural Hospital Emergency Departments (Findings Brief and Final Report) June 15, 2010 The Provision of Mental Health Services by Rural Health Clinics Encouraging Rural Health Clinics to Provide Mental Health Services: What are the Options? May 24, 2010 Financial Comparison of Rural Hospitals With Special Medicare Payment Provisions to Hospitals Paid Under Prospective Payment May 4, 2010 Case Studies of Developments in Rural Health: Profiles of Three Rural Counties in Difficult Economic Times April 26, 2010 States' Use of Cost-Based Reimbursement for Medicaid Services at Critical Access Hospitals April 23, 2010 Alternatives to the Outpatient Prospective Payment System: Assessing the Impact on Rural Hospitals March 25, 2010 February 2010: A Dramatic Shift Away from Private Fee-for-Service Plans in Rural Medicare Advantage Enrollment February 19, 2010 Pollution Sources and Mortality Rates across Rural-Urban Areas in the United States (Final Report and Policy Briefs) February 12, 2010 December 2009: Rural Medicare Advantage Enrollment Grows 15% in 2009 January 28, 2010 Research Alerts will be sent from info@ruralhealthresearch.org January 5, 2010 Rural Detoxification Services Are Few and Far Between (Full Report and Policy Brief) December 9, 2009 Rural Primary Care Physician Payment 2006-2009: What a Difference Three Years Doesn't Make November 27, 2009 Persistent Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and Health Care Access in Rural America (Policy Brief) October 9, 2009 Rural Residents Lag in Preventive Services Use; Lag Increases with Service Complexity October 7, 2009 Profile of Sole Community Pharmacists' Prescription Sales and Overall Financial Position October 1, 2009 Rural-Urban Differences in Health Care Access Vary Across Measures September 22, 2009 Potentially Preventable Readmissions in Rural Hospitals September 3, 2009 Office of Rural Health Policy adds new Rural Health Policy Analysis Initiatives August 19, 2009 July 2009: Rural Enrollment in Medicare Advantage Continues to Grow August 14 , 2009 Community Health Center and Rural Health Clinic Presence Associated with Lower County-Level Hospitalization Rates for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (Fact Sheet and Full Report) July 29, 2009 Health Insurance Profile Indicates Need for Reform in Rural Areas July 24, 2009 Workforce Issues Among Sole Community Pharmacies July 22, 2009 Medicaid & CHIP Participation Among Rural & Urban Children Characteristics of Rural & Urban Children Who Qualify For Medicaid or CHIP But Are Not Enrolled July 21, 2009 Rural Issues Related to Comparative Effectiveness Research and Dissemination Health Information Technology Policy and Rural Hospitals Rural Issues Related to Bundled Payments for Acute Care Episodes July 20, 2009 The Aging of the Primary Care Physician Workforce: Are Rural Locations Vulnerable? The Availability of Family Medicine Residency Training in Rural Locations of the United States The Future of Family Medicine and Implications for Rural Primary Care Physicians July 17, 2009 Private Health Insurance in Rural Areas: Challenges and Reform Options A Case Study of Rural Health Care in the Economic Downturn July 15, 2009 The Crisis in Rural Primary Care The Crisis in Rural General Surgery Threats to the Future Supply of Rural Registered Nurses The Crisis in Rural Dentistry June 19, 2009 A Rural-Urban Comparison of a Building Blocks Approach to Covering the Uninsured Impact of the Recession on Rural America: Rising Unemployment Leading to More Uninsured in 2009 June 16, 2009 Profile of Rural Health Insurance Coverage: A Chartbook June 12, 2009 May 2009: PPOs Driving Growth in Rural Medicare Advantage Enrollment June 3, 2009 Why Are Fewer Hospitals in the Delivery Business? May 26, 2009 Satisfaction with Practice and Decision to Relocate: An Examination of Rural Physicians May 22, 2009 April 2009 Rural Enrollment in Medicare Advantage: Growth in PPO Plans Outpacing Growth in PFFS Plans May 6, 2009 The Key Role of Sole Community Pharmacists in Their Local Healthcare Delivery Systems April 20, 2009 Loss of Community Pharmacies Since 2006: State Experiences April 6, 2009 Rural Coverage Gaps Decline Following Public Health Insurance Expansions (Policy Brief) Rural Adults Face Parity Problems and Other Barriers to Appropriate Mental Health Care (Policy Brief) Rural Children Don't Receive the Mental Health Care They Need (Policy Brief) April 3, 2009 Sole Community Pharmacies and Part D Participation: Implications for Rural Residents (Findings Brief) April 1, 2009 Implementation of Telepharmacy in Rural Hospitals: Potential for Improving Medication Safety (Policy Brief, Full Report, and Video) March 23, 2009 Rural Enrollment in Medicare Advantage: Growth Slows in 2008 March 4, 2009 Health Disparities: A Rural-Urban Chartbook (Fact Sheet and Final Report) February 25, 2009 Achieving Success in QIO and Rural Hospital Partnerships (Final Report) February 20, 2009 Medicare Beneficiaries' Access to Pharmacy Services in Small Rural Towns: Implications of Contracting Patterns of Sole Community Pharmacies with Part D Plans February 11, 2009 A Rural-Urban Comparison of Allied Health Average Hourly Wages February 4, 2009 What Does the Allied Health Clinical Doctorate Mean for Rural Areas? (Findings Brief and Final Report) January 21, 2009 Eligible But Not Enrolled? Potential for Targeting Over a Half-Million Rural Medicare Beneficiaries for Enrollment in the Low-Income Subsidy Prescription Drug Program (Policy Brief) December 12, 2008 Disseminating Rural Health Research to State and National Audiences: A Communications Toolkit for Health Researchers December 9, 2008 The U.S. Rural Physician Workforce: Analysis of Medical School Graduates from 1988-1997 (Final Report & Policy Brief) November 21, 2008 Medicare Physician Payment Policy and the Rural Perspective (Final Report) November 12, 2008 Trends in Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Practices Among Women in Rural and Urban Areas of the United States (Final Report & Policy Brief) November 5, 2008 Electronic Health Records Adoption: Rural Providers' Decision-Making Process (Policy Brief) October 15, 2008 Experiences of Critical Access Hospitals in the Provision of Emergency Medical Services (Policy Brief) September 30, 2008 Chartbook: Dental Health and Access to Care among Rural Children: A National and State Portrait (Executive Summary) September 22, 2008 Office of Rural Health Policy Announces Rural Health Research Centers for 2008-2012 September 16, 2008 Impact of CAH Conversion on Hospital Finances and Mix of Inpatient Services (Final Report) September 9, 2008 Rural Enrollment in Medicare Advantage Continues to Grow Rapidly in 2008, Led by Private Fee-for-Service Plans July 15, 2008 Financing Rural Public Health Activities in Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion July 8, 2008 Distribution of Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities Across the Rural-Urban Continuum June 25, 2008 From the City: Community Orientation and Responsiveness of Rural Hospitals June 11,2008 Rural-Urban Differences in Characteristics of Local EMS Agencies Challenges for Rural Emergency Medical Services: Medical Oversight Issues in Staffing Emergency Medical Services: A National Survey of Local Rural and Urban EMS Directors May 14, 2008 2005 Physician Supply and Distribution in Rural Areas of the United States May 1, 2008 Prevalence of Evidence-Based Safe Medication Practices in Small Rural Hospitals March 20, 2008 Poor Birth Outcome in the Rural United States: 1985-1987 to 1995-1997 March 13, 2008 Long-Term Trends in Characteristics of the Rural Nurse Workforce: A National Health Workforce Study February 20, 2008 Rural Health Research Center Cooperative Agreement Funding Available Targeted Rural Health Research Grant Funding Available February 5, 2008 Use of Preventive Services Among Hispanic Sub-Groups: Does One Size Fit All? (Executive Summary & Fact Sheet) January 28, 2008 National Rural Hospital Charges Due to Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions January 22, 2008 Rural Inpatient Psychiatric Units Improve Access to Community-Based Mental Health Services, but Medicare Payment a Barrier (Research & Policy Brief) January 14, 2008 State Updates on Medicare Advantage Enrollment January 7, 2008 Spontaneous Evacuation Following a Dirty Bomb or Pandemic Influenza: Highlights from a National Survey of Urban Residents' Intended Behavior December 17, 2007 New Policy Brief Released: Reliance on Independently Owned Pharmacies in Rural America