Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Healthcare business and finance
Public Insurance Drove Overall Coverage Growth Among Children in 2012: Rates of Coverage Vary Across the Country
Examines the rates of health insurance coverage among children under 18 in the U.S. by region and by rural, suburban, and central city residence between 2008 and 2012.
Author(s): Michael J. Staley
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Examines the rates of health insurance coverage among children under 18 in the U.S. by region and by rural, suburban, and central city residence between 2008 and 2012.
Author(s): Michael J. Staley
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Trends in Hospital Network Participation and System Affiliation, 2007-2012
Reports trends in hospital network participation and system affiliation among metropolitan and non-metropolitan hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Compares CAHs with non-CAH small, rural hospitals.
Author(s): Xi Zhu, Fred Ullrich, Keith J. Mueller, A. Clinton MacKinney, Thomas Vaughn
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Reports trends in hospital network participation and system affiliation among metropolitan and non-metropolitan hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Compares CAHs with non-CAH small, rural hospitals.
Author(s): Xi Zhu, Fred Ullrich, Keith J. Mueller, A. Clinton MacKinney, Thomas Vaughn
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Medical Transportation in an Era of Change
Discusses how medical transportation for patients is more than a healthcare access issue and how it is becoming an integral component of disease management for patients residing in rural areas far from their medical providers.
Author(s): Dale J. Marsico
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Community Transportation Association of America
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Discusses how medical transportation for patients is more than a healthcare access issue and how it is becoming an integral component of disease management for patients residing in rural areas far from their medical providers.
Author(s): Dale J. Marsico
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Community Transportation Association of America
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State Medicaid Profiles 2010
Provides national and state-level data comparing Medicaid enrollment and expenditures in rural and urban counties.
Date: 2014
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Provides national and state-level data comparing Medicaid enrollment and expenditures in rural and urban counties.
Date: 2014
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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A Profile of Migrant Health: An Analysis of the Uniform Data System, 2010
Analyzes the demographic, socioeconomic, and health characteristics of patients from 142 community and migrant health centers that receive funding through the U.S. Public Health Service Act, Section 330.
Author(s): Bethany C. Boggess, Hilda Ochoa Bogue
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Farmworker Health
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Analyzes the demographic, socioeconomic, and health characteristics of patients from 142 community and migrant health centers that receive funding through the U.S. Public Health Service Act, Section 330.
Author(s): Bethany C. Boggess, Hilda Ochoa Bogue
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Farmworker Health
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Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): 2012 Highlights
Selected data and maps of health insurance coverage based on the 2012 Small Area Health Insurance Estimates. Maps show county-level data on uninsured adults, children, and uninsured by income level. Includes maps showing changes in uninsured rates from 2008 to 2012. Also examines geographic variation in health insurance coverage, by state and region.
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Selected data and maps of health insurance coverage based on the 2012 Small Area Health Insurance Estimates. Maps show county-level data on uninsured adults, children, and uninsured by income level. Includes maps showing changes in uninsured rates from 2008 to 2012. Also examines geographic variation in health insurance coverage, by state and region.
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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A Cost Analysis of a Community Health Worker Program in Rural Vermont
Examines the cost and effectiveness of a hospital affiliated community health program staffed by 3 community health workers in rural Vermont. Cost data was compiled from 2 categories that included the personnel involved and operational costs from 2010 to 2011.
Author(s): Alberta M. Mirambeau, Guijing Wang, Laural Ruggles, Diane O. Dunet
Citation: Journal of Community Health, 38(6), 1050–1057
Date: 12/2013
Type: Document
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Examines the cost and effectiveness of a hospital affiliated community health program staffed by 3 community health workers in rural Vermont. Cost data was compiled from 2 categories that included the personnel involved and operational costs from 2010 to 2011.
Author(s): Alberta M. Mirambeau, Guijing Wang, Laural Ruggles, Diane O. Dunet
Citation: Journal of Community Health, 38(6), 1050–1057
Date: 12/2013
Type: Document
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Promising Approaches to Integrating Community Health Workers into Health Systems: Four Case Studies
Identifies the scope of practice, supervision, financing, and the workforce standards implemented by states and employers in the development of community health worker (CHW) programs. Four case studies that include rural counties illustrate the challenges and opportunities for integrating CHWs into health systems.
Author(s): Lauren Eyster, Randall R. Bovbjerg
Date: 12/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Urban Institute
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Identifies the scope of practice, supervision, financing, and the workforce standards implemented by states and employers in the development of community health worker (CHW) programs. Four case studies that include rural counties illustrate the challenges and opportunities for integrating CHWs into health systems.
Author(s): Lauren Eyster, Randall R. Bovbjerg
Date: 12/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Urban Institute
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Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2012
Summarizes data from a national survey on topics that include health status, health insurance coverage, injury, healthcare access and utilization, and limitations in activities. Includes some data by place of residence for large metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), small MSAs, and nonmetro (not in an MSA) areas.
Date: 12/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Summarizes data from a national survey on topics that include health status, health insurance coverage, injury, healthcare access and utilization, and limitations in activities. Includes some data by place of residence for large metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), small MSAs, and nonmetro (not in an MSA) areas.
Date: 12/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Indian Health Service: Opportunities May Exist to Improve the Contract Health Services Program
Examines the challenges involved with timely payments from the Indian Health Service's (IHS) Contract Health Services Program for the care of American Indians and Alaska Natives. Covers IHS's performance measures and other factors that impact the length of time between the provision of healthcare services and IHS Contract Health Services Program reimbursements to providers.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 12/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Examines the challenges involved with timely payments from the Indian Health Service's (IHS) Contract Health Services Program for the care of American Indians and Alaska Natives. Covers IHS's performance measures and other factors that impact the length of time between the provision of healthcare services and IHS Contract Health Services Program reimbursements to providers.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 12/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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