Bonnie Blanchfield, ScD

Phone: 301.656.7401
Fax: 301.654.0629

NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
7500 Old Georgetown Road, Suite 600
Bethesda, MD 20814

Completed Projects - (1)

Cash Flow of Small Rural Hospitals: The Impact of the Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System
Research center: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Topics: Healthcare financing, Hospitals and clinics, Medicare Prospective Payment System (PPS)

Is the Rural Safety Net at Risk? Analyses of Charity and Uncompensated Care Provided by Rural Hospitals in Washington, West Virginia, Texas, Iowa, and Vermont
NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Date: 01/2001
This study examines recent trends in the provision of charity care and uncompensated care by rural hospitals in five states. It also identifies rural communities whose charity and uncompensated care may diminish if their hospitals face more intense financial pressures as a result of the Balanced Budget Act.

Data Sources for Studying Uncompensated Care Provided by Rural Hospitals
NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Date: 08/2000
This policy analysis brief discusses data sources related to hospitals' provision of charity and uncompensated care.
Potential Supply-Side Implications of the BBA Limits on Reimbursement to Provider-Based Rural Health Clinics
NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Date: 06/2000
This policy analysis brief examines whether provider-based (typically hospital operated) rural health clinics are likely to close due to the reimbursement cap introduced by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.