Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Rural-urban differences
Rural Families More Likely to be Uninsured and Have Different Sources of Coverage
Examines patterns of health insurance coverage within rural families and compares family-level insurance status for rural and urban families.
Date: 06/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Examines patterns of health insurance coverage within rural families and compares family-level insurance status for rural and urban families.
Date: 06/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Retail Pharmacy Participation in Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans in 2006
Discusses the extent to which retail pharmacies participate in Medicare Part D stand-alone prescription drug plans (PDPs). Includes comparison of pharmacy participation rates among metropolitan and nonmetropolitan pharmacies.
Date: 06/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Discusses the extent to which retail pharmacies participate in Medicare Part D stand-alone prescription drug plans (PDPs). Includes comparison of pharmacy participation rates among metropolitan and nonmetropolitan pharmacies.
Date: 06/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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MedPAC Report to the Congress: Promoting Greater Efficiency in Medicare
Describes the changing beneficiary profile in Medicare and its implications for the program. Examines approaches to promote greater efficiency in the Medicare program. Includes in-depth discussion of the wage index and rural areas.
Date: 06/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Describes the changing beneficiary profile in Medicare and its implications for the program. Examines approaches to promote greater efficiency in the Medicare program. Includes in-depth discussion of the wage index and rural areas.
Date: 06/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Ambulatory Care Sensitive Condition Hospitalizations Among Rural Children
Reports results from a study examining children's inpatient hospitalizations for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSCs), rural residence, poverty, health insurance, and physician supply. Admission rates for five conditions were examined: asthma, diabetes short-term complications, gastroenteritis, urinary tract infection, and perforated appendix.
Author(s): Michelle Casey, Alana Knudson, Michele Burlew, Gestur Davidson
Date: 06/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
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Reports results from a study examining children's inpatient hospitalizations for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSCs), rural residence, poverty, health insurance, and physician supply. Admission rates for five conditions were examined: asthma, diabetes short-term complications, gastroenteritis, urinary tract infection, and perforated appendix.
Author(s): Michelle Casey, Alana Knudson, Michele Burlew, Gestur Davidson
Date: 06/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
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Preventing Hospitalizations in Depressed Rural Primary Care Patients
Policy brief examining whether depressed rural primary care patients are more likely than urban patients to be hospitalized for mental and physical problems. Investigates differences in hospitalization rates and if differences can be explained by specialty outpatient care. Determines whether rural patients face more insurance barriers to outpatient care.
Author(s): Scott Adams, Stan Xu, Fran Dong, Kathryn Rost
Date: 05/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WICHE Center for Rural Mental Health Research
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Policy brief examining whether depressed rural primary care patients are more likely than urban patients to be hospitalized for mental and physical problems. Investigates differences in hospitalization rates and if differences can be explained by specialty outpatient care. Determines whether rural patients face more insurance barriers to outpatient care.
Author(s): Scott Adams, Stan Xu, Fran Dong, Kathryn Rost
Date: 05/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WICHE Center for Rural Mental Health Research
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Overweight and Physical Inactivity among Rural Children Aged 10-17: A National and State Portrait
Examines the presence of overweight and obesity among children in both rural and urban settings using the data from a national survey.
Additional links: Fact Sheet
Author(s): Jihong Liu, Kevin J. Bennett, Nusrat Harun, et al.
Date: 05/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Examines the presence of overweight and obesity among children in both rural and urban settings using the data from a national survey.
Additional links: Fact Sheet
Author(s): Jihong Liu, Kevin J. Bennett, Nusrat Harun, et al.
Date: 05/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Ambulance Providers: Costs and Expected Medicare Margins Vary Greatly
Examines the differences in providers' costs of ambulance transports in 2004 and factors that contributed to these differences. Includes information for urban, rural, and super-rural areas.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 05/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Examines the differences in providers' costs of ambulance transports in 2004 and factors that contributed to these differences. Includes information for urban, rural, and super-rural areas.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 05/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Myocardial Infarction Mortality in Rural and Urban Hospitals: Rethinking Measures of Quality of Care
Compares outcomes for patients treated at rural and urban Iowa hospitals after experiencing a heart attack, using an alternate approach to measuring quality of care.
Author(s): Paul A. James, Pengxiang Li, Marcia M. Ward
Citation: Annals of Family Medicine, 5(2), 105-111
Date: 04/2007
Type: Document
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Compares outcomes for patients treated at rural and urban Iowa hospitals after experiencing a heart attack, using an alternate approach to measuring quality of care.
Author(s): Paul A. James, Pengxiang Li, Marcia M. Ward
Citation: Annals of Family Medicine, 5(2), 105-111
Date: 04/2007
Type: Document
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Rural Enrollment in Medicare Advantage Is Concentrated in Private Fee-for-Service Plans
Provides rural and urban data on enrollment in Medicare Advantage (MA) and other pre-paid plans by type of plan. Also provides state-level information on MA enrollment.
Author(s): Timothy D. McBride, Tanchica L. Terry, Keith J. Mueller
Date: 04/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Provides rural and urban data on enrollment in Medicare Advantage (MA) and other pre-paid plans by type of plan. Also provides state-level information on MA enrollment.
Author(s): Timothy D. McBride, Tanchica L. Terry, Keith J. Mueller
Date: 04/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Private Plans in Medicare: A 2007 Update
Examines changes between 2006 and 2007 in the availability of and enrollment in Medicare Advantage and Medicare prescription drug plans overall and in urban and rural areas.
Author(s): Marsha Gold
Date: 03/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Examines changes between 2006 and 2007 in the availability of and enrollment in Medicare Advantage and Medicare prescription drug plans overall and in urban and rural areas.
Author(s): Marsha Gold
Date: 03/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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