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States Leverage Telehealth to Respond to COVID-19

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Telehealth,
COVID and Law/Policy,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Telehealth,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships

To enhance social distancing and reduce healthcare worker and patient exposure to COVID-19, there have been unprecedented expansions in the use of telehealth, supported by both federal and state policy.

The Impact of Broadband Redlining on Health Equity

Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Social Determinants of Health,
At-Risk Populations,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Preparedness,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Telehealth,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
Blog,
Craig Settles,
Janet Oputa,
Mattie Quinn,
Elimination of Disparities,
COVID and Telehealth,
People of Public Health

Access to quality internet may not be the first thing you think of when you think about health equity, but it is something that impacts many communities. In this interview, ASTHO chats with Craig Settles on ‘broadband redlining’, how ...

ASTHO Policy Watch 2022: Health Equity and Rural Health

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Health Equity,
Rural Health,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Race and Public Health,
Social Determinants of Health,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Telehealth,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Law/Policy,
COVID and Telehealth,
Public Health Workforce,
Beth Giambrone,
Maggie Davis

ASTHO has identified health equity and rural health as issues that policymakers across the country will consider in 2022.

Telehealth and Licensure Policies Improving Healthcare Access for Rural Communities

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Health Equity,
Rural Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Special Populations,
COVID and Telehealth,
Healthcare Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Telehealth,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Indiana,
Missouri,
New Jersey,
New Mexico,
New York,
Rhode Island,
South Carolina,
Vermont,
Ashley Cram,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Federal Government Affairs

Recent legislation at both the state and federal levels has significantly affected the ability of healthcare providers to serve patients virtually and across state lines.

States Support Rural Hospitals While COVID-19 Highlights Challenges

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Capacity,
COVID and Funding,
COVID and Healthcare Systems,
COVID and Special Populations,
COVID and Telehealth,
COVID Testing and Screening,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Health Equity,
Rural Health,
Mississippi,
Wyoming,
North Carolina,
Missouri,
Utah,
Washington,
Oklahoma,
Florida,
Andy Baker-White

More than 100 rural hospitals have closed since 2010, and an additional 25% are at high risk of closure, and COVID-19 has magnified the existing stressors on rural healthcare. As a result, states are using a variety of measures to address ...