Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Health insurance
Uninsurance, Underinsurance, and Health Care Utilization in Mexico by US Border Residents
Examines the relationship between health insurance coverage plans provided in the U.S. and the use of healthcare services accessed in Mexico by residents (immigrants and native-born) who live in the U.S. along the Mexican border.
Author(s): Dejun Su, William Pratt, Jim P. Stimpson, Rebeca Wong, Jose A. Pagán
Citation: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 16(4), 607–612
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
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Examines the relationship between health insurance coverage plans provided in the U.S. and the use of healthcare services accessed in Mexico by residents (immigrants and native-born) who live in the U.S. along the Mexican border.
Author(s): Dejun Su, William Pratt, Jim P. Stimpson, Rebeca Wong, Jose A. Pagán
Citation: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 16(4), 607–612
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
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Geographic Variation in Premiums in Health Insurance Marketplaces
Analyzes the 2014 premiums of the health insurance plans provided through the exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act. Results found the insurance ratings for areas with smaller populations had higher premiums.
Author(s): Abigail R. Barker, Timothy D. McBride, Leah M. Kemper, Keith Mueller
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Analyzes the 2014 premiums of the health insurance plans provided through the exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act. Results found the insurance ratings for areas with smaller populations had higher premiums.
Author(s): Abigail R. Barker, Timothy D. McBride, Leah M. Kemper, Keith Mueller
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Hospital Quality: Tough Issue!
Discusses whether quality measures and patients' wishes may be at odds, and how that affects the perception of whether rural hospitals provide quality care.
Author(s): Wayne Myers
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Discusses whether quality measures and patients' wishes may be at odds, and how that affects the perception of whether rural hospitals provide quality care.
Author(s): Wayne Myers
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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How Did Rural Residents Fare on the Health Insurance Marketplaces?
Examines 2014 premiums, issuers, and plans offered to residents of urban and rural counties. Highlights disparities between states with a small rural population and those with a significant rural population.
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Examines 2014 premiums, issuers, and plans offered to residents of urban and rural counties. Highlights disparities between states with a small rural population and those with a significant rural population.
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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State Innovation Models (SIM) Initiative Evaluation: Model Design and Model Pre-Test Evaluation Report
Reports on the experiences of 19 states that received federal support to work on state health care innovation plans focused on developing innovative healthcare delivery and payment models. Discusses rural concerns in these states, as well as strategies to address rural healthcare needs. Some topics addressed include patient-centered medical homes, accountable care organizations, workforce, broadband access, electronic health record adoption, and telehealth.
Date: 07/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, RTI International
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Reports on the experiences of 19 states that received federal support to work on state health care innovation plans focused on developing innovative healthcare delivery and payment models. Discusses rural concerns in these states, as well as strategies to address rural healthcare needs. Some topics addressed include patient-centered medical homes, accountable care organizations, workforce, broadband access, electronic health record adoption, and telehealth.
Date: 07/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, RTI International
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Affordable Care Act Plans and Premiums in Rural America
Discusses insurance premium pricing for rural populations following the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, with a focus on rating area design to create adequate networks. Examines preliminary findings from a study focused on premium prices in rural Iowa and Nebraska. Offers recommendations to maximize the number of rural Americans who receive accessible, affordable health insurance.
Date: 07/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Discusses insurance premium pricing for rural populations following the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, with a focus on rating area design to create adequate networks. Examines preliminary findings from a study focused on premium prices in rural Iowa and Nebraska. Offers recommendations to maximize the number of rural Americans who receive accessible, affordable health insurance.
Date: 07/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Rural Residents Who Are Hospitalized in Rural and Urban Hospitals: United States, 2010
Reports on hospitalized rural residents, with a comparison of those treated at rural versus urban hospitals. Includes data on patients' age, payment source (Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance), number of procedures, and discharge status. Based on data from the 2010 National Hospital Discharge Survey.
Author(s): Margaret Jean Hall, Maria F. Owings
Date: 07/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Reports on hospitalized rural residents, with a comparison of those treated at rural versus urban hospitals. Includes data on patients' age, payment source (Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance), number of procedures, and discharge status. Based on data from the 2010 National Hospital Discharge Survey.
Author(s): Margaret Jean Hall, Maria F. Owings
Date: 07/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Facilitating the Formation of Accountable Care Organizations in Rural Areas
Presents characteristics contributing to the formation of four accountable care organizations (ACOs) that serve rural Medicare beneficiaries and discusses implications for policies that facilitate rural ACO formation. Three of the ACOs in this study operate in both rural and metropolitan areas, and one operates exclusively in a rural area.
Author(s): Jure Baloh, Xi Zhu, Tom Vaughn, et al.
Date: 07/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Presents characteristics contributing to the formation of four accountable care organizations (ACOs) that serve rural Medicare beneficiaries and discusses implications for policies that facilitate rural ACO formation. Three of the ACOs in this study operate in both rural and metropolitan areas, and one operates exclusively in a rural area.
Author(s): Jure Baloh, Xi Zhu, Tom Vaughn, et al.
Date: 07/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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How Does Medicaid Expansion Affect Insurance Coverage of Rural Populations?
Examines how states' decisions on Medicaid expansion are impacting rural areas in the U.S. Uses population estimates, the status of state expansion as of July 2014, and state-level insurance estimates to answer two primary questions: how is Medicaid expansion affecting rural populations, and how would it differ if every state were to expand Medicaid?
Author(s): Kristie Thompson, Brystana Kaufman, Mark Holmes
Date: 07/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Examines how states' decisions on Medicaid expansion are impacting rural areas in the U.S. Uses population estimates, the status of state expansion as of July 2014, and state-level insurance estimates to answer two primary questions: how is Medicaid expansion affecting rural populations, and how would it differ if every state were to expand Medicaid?
Author(s): Kristie Thompson, Brystana Kaufman, Mark Holmes
Date: 07/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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The Effect of Medicare Payment Policy Changes on Rural Primary Care Practice Revenue
Discusses the effect of Medicare payment adjustments on Medicare-derived revenues to rural primary care providers.
Additional links: Supplemental Table
Author(s): Paula Weigel, A. Clinton MacKinney, Fred Ullrich, Keith J. Mueller
Date: 07/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Discusses the effect of Medicare payment adjustments on Medicare-derived revenues to rural primary care providers.
Additional links: Supplemental Table
Author(s): Paula Weigel, A. Clinton MacKinney, Fred Ullrich, Keith J. Mueller
Date: 07/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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