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Center for Rural Policy and Development

WebThe Center for Rural Policy and Development, based in St. Peter, Minn., is a non-partisan, not-for-profit policy research organization dedicated to benefiting Minnesota by providing …

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Rural health care preview, part 3: What do we mean by “access”

WebBy Kelly Asche. To watch a webinar presenting this research and a Q&A with healthcare experts, click here.. Before the COVID-19 crisis began, the Center for Rural …

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Hospital margins before the pandemic Center for Rural Policy and

WebBy 2019, the average margin for hospitals in our entirely rural county group was -1.9% followed by -0.3% in our town/rural mix county groups. Figure 1: Margins are …

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Interconnected Rural-Urban Conversations: Examining Health Care …

WebAccess to healthcare services is critical to good health, yet both rural and urban Minnesota residents face a variety of access barriers. When we talk about …

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Rural health care preview, part 4: Controlling health care costs on …

WebBy Kelly Asche To watch a webinar presenting this research and a Q&A with healthcare experts, click here. State legislators are increasingly looking at controlling …

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Rural EMS: Taking the next step

WebFigure 4: The percentage of EMS agencies outside of the seven-county metro that pay their staff an hourly wage or salary increases significantly as the …

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An update on mobile crisis teams

WebMobile crisis interventions are face-to-face, short-term, intensive mental health services provided during a mental health crisis or emergency. These services help the recipient …

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Rural health care post-pandemic: Part 1 – Declining revenue for …

WebRural hospitals are waging war on declining revenues on two fronts: the shift in payment philosophy and the lack of patients during the pandemic. By Kelly Asche Before …

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Events Center for Rural Policy and Development

WebJuly 15th, 2020: The case for living rural June 3, 2020: Integrating rural into the new reality of health care May 1, 2020: A conversation with state leaders on rural Minnesota and …

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Identifying bottlenecks and roadblocks in the rural mental health

WebA report in partnership with the Center for Rural Behavioral Health, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Marnie Werner, Vice President, Research, Center …

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Minnesota Public Radio: Mayo closes two more facilities, blames …

WebEXCERPT: "Mayo Clinic on Wednesday announced it will close facilities in Springfield and Lamberton in southwestern Minnesota early next year, continuing a trend …

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Minnesota’s rural health care: There is still no 911 to call

WebThere are many challenges that are either unique to rural healthcare providers or more difficult to address because of the sparser population in small rural communities. The …

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It’s an addiction crisis Center for Rural Policy and Development

WebTable 2: Diagnoses of NAS have been rising steadily from 2012 to 2015. (Source: MN Department of Health, MDH Opioid Dashboard) The effect of …

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2020 State of Rural Minnesota report

WebAll counties outside the Twin Cities area except Olmsted and Benton saw an out-migration of 25- to 29-year-olds. The percent change in the number of 30- to 34-year …

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Wages can go further in Greater Minnesota

WebThe primary drivers behind the lower cost of living in rural Minnesota compared to the Twin Cities metro (Figure 2) are: Childcare: nearly $700/month in the …

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The complex map of substance abuse in Minnesota

WebWhile Minnesota deals with the deadly opioid epidemic in some parts of the state, policymakers need to keep in mind that substance abuse in general is widespread, and …

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COVID-19 in Rural Minnesota, by the numbers

WebMarnie Werner, VP Research Whitney Oachs, Research Associate Kelly Asche, Research Associate Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, there has still been …

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MinnPost: The reality of oral health disparities in Minnesota

WebEXCERPT: "Rural Minnesotans tend to have poorer oral health outcomes when compared to urban residents because of a lack of access to dental providers, lack …

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