Rural Health Research Gateway

Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis

Previously funded by the Office of Rural Health Policy

National Opinion Research Center (NORC)
4350 East West Highway, Suite 700
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Phone: 301.634.9300
Web site: http://walshcenter.norc.org/

Director: Michael Meit, MA, MPH

The Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis at the National Opinion Research Center was established in 1996 to study policy issues affecting health care in rural America. Center products have addressed implications of Medicare payment policies, access to care, home health care, public health infrastructure, emergency preparedness, workforce issues, and health information technology. Center researchers conduct quantitative research and analysis using data collected by the Center as well as data from other public sources, including Medicare claims, Cost Reports, and other Medicare administrative data.