Rural Health Transformation Program
CMS
The federal program overview, eligibility, and award structure.
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Background reading and data sources.
The official program, the public datasets behind our metrics, and further reading on rural health.
Federal program
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
HRSA
Programs and grants supporting rural health care access.
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Rural-Urban Continuum Codes (RUCC)
USDA Economic Research Service
County classifications used to compute rural population and rural share.
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U.S. Census Bureau
Population, poverty, uninsured rate, and median income by county.
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CDC
Model-based health indicators compared against national averages.
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Rural Health Information Hub
RHIhub
Background reading on rural health funding, models, and evidence.
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