Publications

Policy Papers

• Strategic Choice in Developing Telemedicine - Observations from Three Organizations. December 2019
• The Market Mechanism & Health Insurance in Rural Places: Lessons Learned from an Economics & Policy Perspective. February, 2019
• The Rural Hospital and Health System Affiliation Landscape – A Brief Review. November, 2018
• Distance and Networks: A Regional Analysis of Health Insurance Marketplaces. February, 2018
• Rural Implications of the Blueprints for State-Based Health Insurance Marketplaces. P2014-3. September, 2014
• State Health Insurance Exchanges: Assessing Rural Implications of Statutes. P2013-1. February, 2013
• Stand-Alone Prescription Drug Plans Dominated the Rural Market in 2011. P2012-2. September, 2012
• Affordable Insurance Exchanges: A Summary of Characteristics and Rural Implications. P2012-1. January, 2012
• Affordable Insurance Exchanges and Enrollment: Meeting Rural Needs. P2012-1. January, 2012
• Rural Medicare Advantage 2011: Enrollment Trends and Plan Characteristics. P2011-9. October, 2011
• The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: A Summary of Provisions Important to Rural Health Care Delivery. P2010-4. June, 2010
• The Experience of Sole Community Rural Independent Pharmacies with Medicare Part D: Reports from the Field. P2006-3. December, 2006
• Elements of Successful Rural Diabetes Management Programs. P2006-2. July, 2006
• Definition of Rural in the Context of MMA Access Standards for Prescription Drug Plans. A Joint Publication of the RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis (Policy Paper P2004-7) and the North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center (Working Paper No. 79). P2004-7. September, 2004
• A Rural Perspective Regarding Regulations Implementing Titles I and II of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA). From the RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis. P2004-6. August, 2004
• Information Technology and Rural Health Networks: An Overview of Network Practices. p2004-3. April, 2004
• The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-173). A Summary of Provisions Important to Rural Health Care Delivery. Keith J. Mueller, Ph.D. P2004-1. January, 2004. Updated 1/13/04
• Care Across the Continuum: Access to Health Care Services in Rural Areas. WP2003-10. December, 2003
• Availability and Use of Health Plan Choices in Rural America: Medicare+Choice, Commercial HMO, and Federal Employees Health Benefit Program Plans. P2003-7. October, 2003
• The Immediate and Future Role of the J-1 Visa Waiver Program for Physicians: The Consequences of Change for Rural Health Care Service Delivery. P2002-3. April, 2002

Policy Papers from the RUPRI Health Panel

• The Evolution of Hospital Designations and Payment in the U.S.: Implications for Rural Hospitals. December 2022
• The Evolving Landscape of National Telehealth Policies during a Public Health Emergency: Responsiveness to Rural Needs. October 2020
• Considerations for Defining Rural Places in Health Policies and Programs. May 2020
• Assessing the Unintended Consequences of Health Policy on Rural Populations and Places. December 2018
• After Hospital Closure: Pursuing High Performance Rural Health Systems without Inpatient Care. P2017-1. June, 2017
• Medicaid Payment and Delivery System Reform: Challenges and Opportunities for Rural Health Systems. P2016-1. June, 2016
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• Medicare Value-based Payment Reform: Priorities for Transforming Rural Health Systems. P2015-3. December, 2015
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• Medicare Value-based Payment Reform: Priorities for Transforming Rural Health Systems. P2015-2. November, 2015
• Care Coordination in Rural Communities: Supporting the High Performance Rural Health System. P2015-1. June, 2015