Craig Holden
NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Phone: 301.634.9387
Email: holden-craig@norc.org
NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
4350 East West Highway, Suite 700
Bethesda, MD 20814
- Current Projects - (2)
Current Projects - (2)
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A Closer Examination of Rural Hospital Bypass
This project will estimate the rural hospital bypass rate using all-payer claims data for a set of states and compare patients based on the inpatient treatments and procedures received relative to those routinely provided by rural facilities.
Research center: Rural Health Equity Research Center
Topics: Critical Access Hospitals, Health reform, Health services, Healthcare access, Hospitals and clinics, Medicaid and CHIP, Medicare, Medicare Advantage (MA), Minority health, Private health insurance, Uninsured and underinsured
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Inpatient Treatment Costs Associated with Substance Use Disorders
The purposes of this project are to examine the costs and characteristics of inpatient stays associated with substance use disorders and to examine whether there are systematic differences in these stays and costs for persons residing in rural areas compared to urban areas.
Research center: Rural Health Equity Research Center
Topics: Health disparities and health equity, Healthcare access, Healthcare financing, Mental and behavioral health, Substance use and treatment