Leah Kemper,Abigail Barker,Timothy McBride et al.
Leah Kemper et al.
Key Data Findings. (1) Reclassification of rural and urban county designations (due to the switch from 2000 census data to 2010 census data) resulted in a 10 percent decline in the number of Medicare eligible Americans living in rural count...
Fred Ullrich,A Clinton MacKinney,Keith Mueller;Rural Health Research & Policy Centers;RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis et al.
Fred Ullrich et al.
Key Findings. (1) Both the number and proportion of providers eligible to receive Primary Care Incentive Payments in 2011, 2012, and 2013 increased during the years used to determine eligibility (2009, 2010, and 2011). (2) For most practice...
Abigail R Barker,Timothy D McBride,Leah M Kemper et al.
Abigail R Barker et al.
This policy brief analyzes the 2014 premiums associated with qualified health plans (QHPs) made available through new health insurance marketplaces (HIMs), an implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010. W...
Facilitating the formation of accountable care organizations in rural areas [0.03%]
促进农村地区责任制医疗组织的建立
Jure Baloh,Xi Zhu,Tom Vaughn et al.
Jure Baloh et al.
This Policy Brief presents characteristics contributing to the formation of four accountable care organizations (ACOs) that serve rural Medicare beneficiaries. Doing so provides considerations for provider organizations contemplating creati...
The effect of Medicare payment policy changes on rural primary care practice revenue [0.03%]
医疗保险政策的改变对农村初级保健诊所收入的影响
Paula Weigel,A Clinton MacKinney,Fred Ullrich et al.
Paula Weigel et al.
In this policy brief we analyze the effect of Medicare payment adjustments on Medicare-derived revenues to rural primary care providers. Building on prior work in this area, we look at the effect of changes in the Geographic Practice Cost I...
Update: independently owned pharmacy closures in rural America, 2003-2013 [0.03%]
更新：美国农村独立药店的关闭情况（2003-2013）
Fred Ullrich,Keith J Mueller;Rural Health Research & Policy Centers;RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis, University of Iowa College of Public Health et al.
Fred Ullrich et al.
Key Findings. (1) From March 2003 to December 2013, there was a loss of 924 (12.1%) independently owned rural pharmacies in the United States. The most drastic loss occurred between 2007 and 2009. From 2010-2013, the trend has been for more...
Trends in hospital network participation and system affiliation, 2007-2012 [0.03%]
2007至2012年医院网络参与和系统隶属关系的变化趋势
Xi Zhu,Fred Ullrich,Keith J Mueller et al.
Xi Zhu et al.
Key Findings. (1) Hospital network participation from 2007 to 2012 increased in larger hospitals (more than 150 beds), non-government not-for-profit hospitals, and metropolitan hospitals. Network participation changed inconsistently in othe...
A guide to understanding the variation in premiums in rural health insurance marketplaces [0.03%]
了解农村健康保险市场保费差异的指南
Abigail R Barker,Timothy D McBride,Leah M Kemper et al.
Abigail R Barker et al.
Key Findings. (1) State-level decisions in implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) have led to significant state variation in the design of Health Insurance Marketplace (HIM) rating areas. In some designs, ...
Marcia M Ward,Fred Ullrich,Keith Mueller;Rural Health Research & Policy Centers;RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis et al.
Marcia M Ward et al.
Key Findings. Data from 4,727 hospitals in the 2013 HIMSS Analytics database yielded these findings: (1) Two-thirds (66.0% of rural defined as nonmetropolitan and 68.0% of urban) had no telehealth services or were only in the process of imp...
Medicare Accountable Care Organizations: program eligibility, beneficiary assignment, and quality measures [0.03%]
メディケア accountable care organizations：参加適格性、患者割り当て及び品質指標
A Clinton MacKinney,Keith J Mueller,Xi Zhu et al.
A Clinton MacKinney et al.
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are groups of providers (generally physicians and/or hospitals) that may receive financial rewards by maintaining or improving care quality for a group of patients while reducing the cost of care for th...