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Browse the full list of research publications from the Rural Health Research Centers.

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Five Most Recent Publications

  • Triad Program Perspectives on Preventing and Addressing Elder Abuse in Rural Communities
    Policy Brief
    University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
    Date: 11/2024
    Elder abuse is a widespread issue and rural communities face unique risks to preventing, identifying, and addressing it. This brief shares results from key informant interviews with representatives of rural Triads (multi-sectoral community-based partnerships that address elder abuse) to illuminate rural-specific dimensions of this issue.
  • Understanding the Impact of Medical Debt in Rural Communities: Perspectives From Rural Hospital Administrators
    Policy Brief
    University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
    Date: 11/2024
    This policy brief presents findings from key informant interviews with nine administrators representing rural hospitals in seven states. Using content analysis of interview data, researchers share findings around hospital and community-level implications of medical debt, and policies that may help or hinder this issue.
  • Medical Debt in Collections Among Counties by Rural-Urban Location and Racial-Ethnic Composition
    Policy Brief
    University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
    Date: 11/2024
    This policy brief examines the differences in the proportion of people with medical debt in collections and median amount of medical debt by rural-urban location. The brief also examines additional differences within rural and urban communities of color.
  • Trends in the Health Workforce Supply in the Rural U.S.
    Report
    WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
    Date: 10/2024
    This report examines the availability of current and historical workforce data for a variety of health care professionals and provides estimates of the trends in the supply and distribution in the rural vs. urban U.S. workforce.
  • An Updated Model of Rural Hospital Financial Distress
    Journal Article
    North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
    Date: 10/2024
    In fall 2024, the North Carolina Rural Health Research Program completed a study modeling financial distress among rural hospitals, "An Updated Model of Rural Hospital Financial Distress." The model updates a 2016 version, by adding recent changes in the operating environment.