Rural residents have higher mortality rates and more chronic conditions than urban residents, yet HCC scores for rural Medicare FFS beneficiaries are consistently lower than for their urban counterparts. ow.ly/NEAG50VPr0B ETSU/NORC Rural Health Research Center #ruralhealth

A review of individual state Medicaid manuals indicates that social workers and psychologists are eligible for Medicaid reimbursement for behavioral health services in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. ow.ly/Ryo550VPr91 WWAMI RHRC #ruralhealth

Crude suicide rates have remained around 14.5 per 100,000 from 2018-2021, with rural areas consistently higher than urban areas overall and across all subgroups of interest. ow.ly/AxiI50VPrbK ETSU/NORC Rural Health Research Center #ruralhealth

In 2022-2023, Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics increased from 371 to 480. Most of the growth was driven by rural counties (57.9% increase, 126 to 199) while urban counties increased by 14.7% (245 to 281). ow.ly/9nCR50VPrVU Rural & Underserved Health Research Center #ruralhealth

🚨Rural Health Research Alert🚨 "Preventing Medical Debt Among Rural Residents: Example Programs From Hospitals in Minnesota and Montana" View and subscribe: ow.ly/zBRJ50W4V6g U of MN Rural Health #ruralhealth #medicaldebt

🚨Rural Health Research Alert🚨 "The Impact of High Hospital Fixed-Cost Ratios on Rural Populations" View and subscribe: ow.ly/OOYS50Wisja RUPRI Health Policy #ruralhealth

🚨Rural Health Research Alert🚨 "Access and Quality of Mental Health Services in Rural and Urban America" View and subscribe: ow.ly/YrQb50WjgQj #ruralhealth #mentalhealth

🚨Rural Health Research Alert🚨 "Geographic and Demographic Correlates of Living in Manufactured Homes: Implications for Health" View and subscribe: ow.ly/8Jao50WlKVH U of MN Rural Health #ruralhealth

Medical debt, which includes unpaid bills, loans, and other debt incurred from health care expenses, affects roughly 15% of adults in the U.S. This is despite more than 90% of U.S. adults having some form of health insurance. ow.ly/vT8q50WkvM5 U of MN Rural Health #ruralhealth

As UIC groups become more rural, hospitals' estimated fixed-to-total-cost ratios increase. Populations in those UIC groups tend to be older and more likely to be on Medicare/Medicaid. ow.ly/Oz6v50Wkwaw RUPRI Health Policy #ruralhealth

Nearly 18% of large rural and over 40% of small/isolated rural ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) were located at least 30 minutes from any type of mental health care facility compared to less than 10% of urban ZCTAs. ow.ly/1qIg50WkwFs #ruralhealth

🚨Rural Health Research Alert🚨 "2010-2022 County-Level Hospital-Based Obstetric Care Status" View and subscribe: ow.ly/ILCu50WsJWB U of MN Rural Health #ruralhealth

🚨Rural Health Research Alert🚨 "Interstate Occupational Licensure Arrangements to Expand Access to Behavioral Health Services" View and subscribe: ow.ly/CFrR50WtrAl WWAMI RHRC #ruralhealth

🚨Rural Health Research Alert🚨 "Supply, Distribution, and Access to Cardiologists, Neurologists, Oncologists, and Pulmonologists in the Rural and Urban U.S." View and subscribe: ow.ly/PtlB50WMXv6 @WWAMIRHRC #ruralhealth

🚨Rural Health Research Alert🚨 "Rural/Urban Differences in Health, Health Care Use, and Barriers to Care for Postpartum and Parenting Women, 2006-2018" View and subscribe: ow.ly/zrMq50WNCn2 U of MN Rural Health #ruralhealth #maternalhealth

🚨Rural Health Research Alert🚨 "Rural Beneficiary Access to Medicare Advantage-Part D Plans" View and subscribe: ow.ly/eyT250WOeGX RUPRI Health Policy #ruralhealth #medicare

🚨Rural Health Research Alert🚨 "Comparing Utilization of Home Health Care Between Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage by Rural-Urban Status" View and subscribe: ow.ly/sq8Y50WRiZJ @WWAMIRHRC #ruralhealth #Medicare

🚨Rural Health Research Alert🚨 "New Research on Block Grants in Rural Communities" View and subscribe: ow.ly/aF5S50WRqeI ETSU/NORC Rural Health Research Center #ruralhealth

🚨Rural Health Research Alert🚨 "Reasons for Experiencing Delayed or Forgone Health Care Among Rural American Indian/Alaska Native and Rural Non-Hispanic White Individuals, 2022" View and subscribe: ow.ly/fScR50WRvBC U of MN Rural Health #ruralhealth

🚨Rural Health Research Alert🚨 "A Review of Common Limitations in Rural-Related Studies in the Peer-Reviewed Literature" View and subscribe: ow.ly/eb1O50WVjHa ETSU/NORC Rural Health Research Center #ruralhealth