Does Primary Care Availability Mediate the Relationship Between Rurality and Lower Life Expectancy in the United States?

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Analyzes if the availability of primary care providers (PCPs) is a factor in life expectancy outcomes in rural areas. Utilizes county-level statistics for the years 2010, 2015, and 2017 to see if rural counties with higher PCP density trended toward higher life expectancy. Includes descriptive statistics that show rural versus urban comparisons for life expectancy, race/ethnicity, education level, income, insurance and employment status, rate of elderly residents, and access to/cost of medical care.

Arjun Sharma, Sanjay Basu

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 13

2022

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Access · Health disparities · Health workforce supply and demand · Primary care · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data