Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Benefit enrollment and application
Understanding the County Role in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Describes the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in terms of its role in the country's social safety-net and the ways counties help fund SNAP services to support low-income residents. Examines disparities in food insecurity between urban and rural areas, and features a county-level map showing food insecurity rates as of 2016. Also describes how SNAP supports local businesses and economies, and helps maintain food access in rural counties.
Date: 03/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Counties
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Describes the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in terms of its role in the country's social safety-net and the ways counties help fund SNAP services to support low-income residents. Examines disparities in food insecurity between urban and rural areas, and features a county-level map showing food insecurity rates as of 2016. Also describes how SNAP supports local businesses and economies, and helps maintain food access in rural counties.
Date: 03/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Counties
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School Meals Programs and Other USDA Child Nutrition Programs: A Primer
Describes how federal child nutrition programs operate under current law, including eligibility rules, participation, and funding. Features statistics including reimbursement rates with breakdowns by rural or urban locations.
Date: 02/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Congressional Research Service
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Describes how federal child nutrition programs operate under current law, including eligibility rules, participation, and funding. Features statistics including reimbursement rates with breakdowns by rural or urban locations.
Date: 02/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Congressional Research Service
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Affordable Care Act & Medicaid Reform in Wisconsin: Enrollment and Coverage Trends, Plans and Premiums Chartpack
Provides an overview of the impact of federal healthcare and Medicaid reform for Wisconsin residents. Discusses trends for health insurance coverage and Medicaid, and describes health insurance plans and premiums. Covers data on health insurance plan selection in 2018 by rural and non-rural.
Date: 11/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
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Provides an overview of the impact of federal healthcare and Medicaid reform for Wisconsin residents. Discusses trends for health insurance coverage and Medicaid, and describes health insurance plans and premiums. Covers data on health insurance plan selection in 2018 by rural and non-rural.
Date: 11/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
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Promising Practice: Arizona Center for Rural Health SHAREs Health Insurance Information, Gets People Enrolled
Details Project SHARE (Students Helping Arizona Register Everyone), run by the Arizona Center for Rural Health (AzCRH), which trains college students to help people in their communities to understand and enroll in a health insurance plan.
Author(s): Beth Blevins
Date: 10/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
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Details Project SHARE (Students Helping Arizona Register Everyone), run by the Arizona Center for Rural Health (AzCRH), which trains college students to help people in their communities to understand and enroll in a health insurance plan.
Author(s): Beth Blevins
Date: 10/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
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Characteristics of School Districts Offering Free School Meals to All Students Through the Community Eligibility Provision of the National School Lunch Program
Examines characteristics of school districts that elected to implement the Community Eligibility Provision during the 2015-2016 school year. Features statistics with breakdowns by rural, urban, suburban, or town locations.
Author(s): Stephanie Rogus, Joanne Guthrie, Katherine Ralston
Date: 08/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Examines characteristics of school districts that elected to implement the Community Eligibility Provision during the 2015-2016 school year. Features statistics with breakdowns by rural, urban, suburban, or town locations.
Author(s): Stephanie Rogus, Joanne Guthrie, Katherine Ralston
Date: 08/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Rural Hunger in America: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program For Women, Infants, and Children
Provides information on the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program in rural versus urban areas, including rates of poverty, food insecurity, participation in WIC, and more.
Date: 07/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Food Research & Action Center
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Provides information on the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program in rural versus urban areas, including rates of poverty, food insecurity, participation in WIC, and more.
Date: 07/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Food Research & Action Center
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5 Ways to Conduct Outreach in Rural Communities
Highlights 5 strategies to assist rural communities with outreach and enrollment of eligible children in Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Date: 07/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, InsureKidsNow.gov
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Highlights 5 strategies to assist rural communities with outreach and enrollment of eligible children in Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Date: 07/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, InsureKidsNow.gov
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Experiences of Parents and Children Living in Poverty: A Review of the Qualitative Literature
Details a review of studies focusing on the experiences of poverty from the perspective of parents and their children. Discusses variations in perceptions of poverty and government assistance in rural areas.
Author(s): Janet Quint, Katherine M. Griffin, Jennie Kaufman, Patrick Landers, Annie Utterback
Date: 07/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Details a review of studies focusing on the experiences of poverty from the perspective of parents and their children. Discusses variations in perceptions of poverty and government assistance in rural areas.
Author(s): Janet Quint, Katherine M. Griffin, Jennie Kaufman, Patrick Landers, Annie Utterback
Date: 07/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Health Insurance Exchanges: HHS Should Enhance Its Management of Open Enrollment Performance
Reports on outreach and enrollment for the health insurance exchanges using Healthcare.gov. Examines 2018 open enrollment outcomes and related factors, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) outreach efforts for 2018, and HHS's 2018 enrollment goals. Includes discussion of how changes in funding impacted outreach in rural areas. Provides data on Healthcare.gov enrollees in rural and urban areas.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 07/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Reports on outreach and enrollment for the health insurance exchanges using Healthcare.gov. Examines 2018 open enrollment outcomes and related factors, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) outreach efforts for 2018, and HHS's 2018 enrollment goals. Includes discussion of how changes in funding impacted outreach in rural areas. Provides data on Healthcare.gov enrollees in rural and urban areas.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 07/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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New Mexico Mobile Screening Program for Miners Brings Care to the Patients
Highlights a New Mexico program that uses screenings, specialty care via telehealth, and collaboration to meet the healthcare needs of miners with occupational lung disease. Services are provided via a mobile screening clinic housed in a semi that goes to 12 locations in the state.
Author(s): Allee Mead
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 02/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Highlights a New Mexico program that uses screenings, specialty care via telehealth, and collaboration to meet the healthcare needs of miners with occupational lung disease. Services are provided via a mobile screening clinic housed in a semi that goes to 12 locations in the state.
Author(s): Allee Mead
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 02/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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