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Update on Medicare+Choice: Rural Medicare Beneficiaries Enrolled in Medicare+Choice Plans through September 2001
Reports on Medicare+Choice enrollment in rural counties through September 2001 and plan entry and exit through January 2002.
Author(s): Timothy McBride, Courtney Andrews, Alexei Makarkin, Keith Mueller
Citation: RUPRI Rural Policy Brief, 7(4)
Date: 08/2002
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Trends in Special Medicare Payments and Service Utilization for Rural Areas in the 1990s
Presents the findings of an analysis of payment trends for providers qualifying under Medicare special payment provisions for rural providers. Covers payment trends for rural hospitals, Rural Health Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and physicians.
Author(s): Donna O. Farley, Lisa R. Shugarman, Pat Taylor, et al.
Date: 06/2002
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Inequitable Access: Medicare+Choice Program Fails to Serve Rural America
Describes the impact that the Medicare+ Choice plans have had in rural areas and discusses payment policy implications.
Author(s): Timothy McBride, Keith Mueller
Citation: RUPRI Rural Policy Brief, 7(2)
Date: 02/2002
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Diabetes and the Rural Safety Net
Investigates the extent to which the rural safety net is able to meet the needs of people with diabetes. Includes case studies of four uninsured or underinsured rural New England residents with diabetes.
Author(s): David Hartley, Erika Ziller, Caroline Macdonald
Date: 01/2002
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Comments on Regulatory and Contractor Reform Legislation
Reports on rural contractor reform issues related to the Medicare Regulatory and Contracting Reform Act of 2001. Includes suggestions to address these concerns.
Author(s): Keith Mueller, Brandi Shay
Citation: RUPRI Rural Policy Brief, 7(1)
Date: 01/2002
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Health, United States, 2002: With Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans
Presents an annual overview of national trends in health statistics. Covers health status and determinants, healthcare utilization, access, and expenditures. Includes data on rural areas - see index under "metropolitan/nonmetropolitan data."
Date: 2002
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Patterns of Health Insurance Among Rural and Urban Children
Assesses differences in the patterns of insurance coverage and uninsured periods among rural and urban children and examines the implications of those differences for the design and implementation of public insurance programs such as the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP).
Author(s): Andrew F. Coburn, Timothy McBride, Erika Ziller
Date: 11/2001
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Medicare Minus Choice: How HMO Withdrawals Affect Rural Beneficiaries
Assesses the impact of Medicare HMO withdrawals and service reductions on rural Medicare beneficiaries.
Author(s): Ira Moscovice
Date: 10/2001
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Comments on the June 2001 Report of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission: Medicare in Rural America
A response to recommendations and findings presented in the June 2001 report of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, Medicare in Rural America, with the intent of advancing a policy discussion regarding how Medicare could be more responsive to the special needs of rural America.
Author(s): Andrew Coburn, Charles Fluharty, J. Patrick Hart, et al.
Date: 09/2001
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute Rural Health Panel
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MedPAC Report to the Congress: Medicare in Rural America, 2001
Overview of Medicare and rural healthcare. Covers rural access to care, quality of care, and Medicare payments. Also examines rural beneficiaries' access to Medicare+Choice health plans.
Date: 06/2001
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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