A public health crisis is growing more acute in rural America, disproportionately impacting individuals with both Medicaid and Medicare (the 鈥渄ually eligible鈥�). Dually eligible individuals residing in rural areas represent about 5 percent of all rural residents. They reside at the intersection of a public health crisis and a fragmented Medicaid and Medicare care delivery system. , this small population is at risk of falling through the cracks of this crisis and suffering a steep rural mortality penalty.
With support from Arnold Ventures, 量子资源网 prepared 鈥淭he Health Equity & Access for Rural Dually Eligible Individuals (HEARD) Toolkit: Raising Rural Voices from New Mexico, North Dakota, and Tennessee to Create Action. The toolkit contains eight actionable solutions for federal and state policymakers to use and tailor to states鈥� needs. Ellen Breslin, Samantha Di Paola, and Susan McGeehan authored the toolkit, with research contributions from Rebecca Kellenberg and Andrea Maresca.
