The North Carolina Rural Health Research & Policy Analysis Center (NC RHR & PAC) is one of six 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
A Case Study of Rural Health Care in the Economic Downturn, July 2009
Medicaid & CHIP Participation Among Rural & Urban Children, July 2009