Rural Health Analytics and Technical Assistance

Rural healthcare leaders face growing pressure to preserve access to care, improve outcomes, and maintain financial stability.

Mathematica helps state agencies and rural healthcare organizations address complex challenges through analytics, policy expertise, and implementation support. We deliver practical solutions rooted in evidence and local needs, designed to expand access to care, strengthen financial sustainability, and support collaboration across systems and communities.

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See where access gaps, financial risks, and care opportunities exist

Mathematica's integrated analytics and advisory approach help states and healthcare leaders make informed decisions about care access, service delivery, and long-term sustainability. 

  • Analytics platform: We use advanced analytics, AI, machine learning, and clinical expertise to identify opportunities at the service-line level that can address unmet care needs and support rural hospital sustainability.
  • Reporting tools: We provide customizable reports to support statewide collaboration across hospitals, healthcare delivery system planning, and Rural Health Transformation Program reporting requirements. 
  • Advisory services: We offer expert strategic and technical support to help state agencies and rural hospitals develop plans to close care gaps, guide investments, and strengthen hospital financial viability. 

We help you meet CMS rural health transformation goals

Through the Rural Health Transformation Program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is helping states test new approaches to strengthen healthcare financing, expand access to care, and improve health outcomes. 

Mathematica's analytics platform and advisory services help CMS, state agencies, and rural hospitals meet key goals of the program, including sustainable access and innovative care. Together, these capabilities support a range of strategic planning and care transformation efforts, including:

  • Support for appropriate care availability statewide
    Mathematica provides integrated hospital- and state-level analytic reports to help rural hospitals and state agencies identify access gaps, coordinate care coverage, and guide infrastructure investments.
  • Strengthening the financial viability of struggling rural hospitals
    We deliver service line analytics, financial modeling, and technical assistance to help rural hospitals remain sustainable and improve performance. Mathematica has produced more than 100 service-line analytic reports and customized financial models for more than 80 rural hospitals considering REH conversion across 28 states.
  • Understanding when and how to reopen rural hospitals
    Our data-driven analysis helps states evaluate the feasibility and impact of reopening recently closed rural hospitals.
  • Developing innovative care transformation models, including value-based care arrangements and alternative payment models
    Our work supports care transformation strategies that optimize service-line delivery through collaboration among providers, payers, and technical experts.
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Review a regional snapshot of services provided across key service lines.

View projections for state and regional service utilization.

Assess rural hospitals’ current and potential market capture opportunities.

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Joshua Baker

Joshua Baker

Vice President, State Medicaid and Health Policy

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Sandra Chao

Sandra Chao

Senior Researcher

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Kent Davis

Kent Davis

Principal Solution Architect

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