The North Carolina Rural Health Research & Policy Analysis Center (NC RHR & PAC) is one of seven federally-designated rural health research centers funded by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, Public Health Service, US DHHS Award No. 2 U1CRH03714-05-00.
The Center's present policy analysis and research agenda focuses on the following substantive areas: Medicare reimbursement policy, Medicaid, EMS and access to care. The Program also has an active dissemination component and emphasizes the use of geographic methods in research.
New Final Reports and Findings Briefs
Profile of Rural Health Clinics: Clinic & Medicare Patient Characteristics, March 2013
Profile of Rural Health Clinics: Medicare Payments & Common Diagnoses, December 2012
Why Use Swing Beds? Conversations with Hospital Administrators and Staff, April 2012