NC Rural Health Research Program December 2013 Newsletter
Implications for Beneficiary Travel Time if Financially-Vulnerable Critical Access Hospitals Close
Implications for Beneficiary Travel Time if Financially-Vulnerable Critical Access Hospitals Close. (December, 2013). Freeman, V., Randolph, R., Pink, G., Holmes, G.M. FB111
Change in Profitability and Financial Distress of Critical Access Hospitals from Loss of Cost-Based Reimbursement
Change in Profitability and Financial Distress of Critical Access Hospitals from Loss of Cost-Based Reimbursement. (December, 2013). Holmes, G.M. and Pink, G. FB112
Location of Critical Access Hospitals (February, 2014)
Location of Critical Access Hospitals.(February, 2014). Cartographic.
Safety Net Clinics Serving the Elderly in Rural Areas
Safety Net Clinics Serving the Elderly in Rural Areas: Rural Health Clinic Patients Compared to Federally Qualified Health Center Patients. (May, 2014). Radford, A., Freeman, V., Kirk, D., Howard, A., Holmes, G.M. FB115
Sole Community Pharmacies and Part D Participation: Implications for Rural Residents
Sole Community Pharmacies and Part D Participation: Implications for rural residents BACKGROUND The Medicare Part D Drug Plan (Part D), which was implemented on January 1, 2006, allows Medicare’s 44 million elderly and disabled beneficiaries to join a private Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) or join a Medicare Advantage Plan that provides supplemental health insurance with… Read more »
The Key Role of Sole Community Pharmacists in Their Local Healthcare Delivery Systems
The Key Role of Sole Community Pharmacists in Their Local Healthcare Delivery Systems project overview Sole community independent pharmacists provide essential services to residents of small towns and isolated communities. Anecdotal reports indicate their role within the local health care community is often multi-faceted, extending beyond the provision of prescription and nonprescription medications at their… Read more »
Workforce Issues Among Sole Community Pharmacies
Workforce Issues Among Sole Community Pharmacies overview In just over one thousand small rural communities throughout the United States, pharmacy services are delivered through a single independently owned retail outlet. In recent years this group of pharmacies has been subject to increased financial pressures, while at the same time facing uncertain prospects for the future… Read more »
Medicaid & CHIP Participation Among Rural & Urban Children
Medicaid & CHIP Participation Among Rural & Urban Children overview Public Health Insurance Programs Are Especially Important For Rural Children Compared to urban residents, rural families have less access to job-based coverage and may be less able to afford non-group private plans. Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) can help fill this gap…. Read more »
Issues in Staffing Emergency Medical Services
Issues in Staffing Emergency Medical Services: Results from a National Survey of Local Rural and Urban EMS Directors. (May, 2008). ORHP. Freeman, V., Slifkin, R., Patterson, D. FR93
The Trend Towards the Clinical Doctorate in Allied Health
The Trend Towards the Clinical Doctorate in Allied Health: Implications for Rural Communities. (August, 2008). ORHP. Freburger, J., King, J., Slifkin, R. FR94
Medicare Beneficiaries’ Access to Pharmacy Services in Small Rural Towns
Medicare Beneficiaries’ Access to Pharmacy Services in Small Rural Towns: Implications of Contracting Patterns of Sole Community Pharmacies with Part D Plans. (January, 2009). ORHP. Freeman, V., Richardson, I., Slifkin, R. FR95
Characteristics of Rural & Urban Children Who Qualify For Medicaid or CHIP But Are Not Enrolled
Characteristics of Rural & Urban Children Who Qualify For Medicaid or CHIP But Are Not Enrolled overview Substantial Portions of Children Who Are Eligible to Enroll in Medicaid or CHIP Are Uninsured About three-quarters of children who qualify for Medicaid or CHIP are enrolled, with slightly higher rates in rural areas than in urban areas.1… Read more »
Profile of Sole Community Pharmacists’ Prescription Sales and Overall Financial Position
Profile of Sole Community Pharmacists’ Prescription Sales and Overall Financial Position overview Sole community independent pharmacists provide essential services to residents of small towns and isolated communities. In an effort to document the role sole community pharmacies play in their local health care system and to monitor their financial and operational status we conducted a… Read more »
Comparison of Rural Hospitals With Special Medicare Payment Provisions to Hospitals Paid Under Prospective Payment
A Financial Comparison of Rural Hospitals With Special Medicare Payment Provisions to Hospitals Paid Under Prospective Payment overview The financial performance of rural hospitals has long been a concern to federal and state agencies as well as banks, creditors, bond rating firms, and regulators. For these reasons, Federal law makers have created and modified special… Read more »