Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Rural-urban differences
A National Study of Lifetime Asthma Prevalence and Trends in Metro and Non-Metro Counties, 2000-2003
Reports the findings of a study of the prevalence of and recent trends in asthma among adults residing in metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties in the United States.
Additional links: Project Summary
Author(s): J. Elizabeth Jackson, Mark P. Doescher, L. Gary Hart
Date: 01/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Reports the findings of a study of the prevalence of and recent trends in asthma among adults residing in metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties in the United States.
Additional links: Project Summary
Author(s): J. Elizabeth Jackson, Mark P. Doescher, L. Gary Hart
Date: 01/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Enrollment in Medicare Part D for Rural Beneficiaries Is Encouraging
Provides findings about Medicare beneficiary enrollment in prescription drug plans (PDPs) in rural and urban areas across the United States.
Author(s): Timothy D. McBride, Tanchica L. Terry, Keith J. Mueller
Citation: RUPRI Rural Policy Brief, 12(1)
Date: 01/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Provides findings about Medicare beneficiary enrollment in prescription drug plans (PDPs) in rural and urban areas across the United States.
Author(s): Timothy D. McBride, Tanchica L. Terry, Keith J. Mueller
Citation: RUPRI Rural Policy Brief, 12(1)
Date: 01/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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State Updates on Medicare Advantage Enrollment
State-by-state reports on Medical Advantage (MA) and prepaid plan enrollment in December 2005 and September 2007. Includes information on overall and rural enrollment.
Date: 2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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State-by-state reports on Medical Advantage (MA) and prepaid plan enrollment in December 2005 and September 2007. Includes information on overall and rural enrollment.
Date: 2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Urbanity, Rurality, and Adolescent Substance Use
Reports the results of a study on substance abuse among adolescents in a Southwestern state of the U.S. Examines whether there are differences in the association between peer and family factors with use between youth living in rural and urban areas.
Author(s): Jeremy M. Wilson, Joseph F. Donnermeyer
Citation: Criminal Justice Review, 31(4), 337-356
Date: 12/2006
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Reports the results of a study on substance abuse among adolescents in a Southwestern state of the U.S. Examines whether there are differences in the association between peer and family factors with use between youth living in rural and urban areas.
Author(s): Jeremy M. Wilson, Joseph F. Donnermeyer
Citation: Criminal Justice Review, 31(4), 337-356
Date: 12/2006
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Registered Nurse Vacancies in Federally Funded Health Centers: Project Summary
Provides an overview of the registered nurse (RN) vacancy rate in federally-funded health centers, which varies by degree of rurality.
Date: 12/2006
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Provides an overview of the registered nurse (RN) vacancy rate in federally-funded health centers, which varies by degree of rurality.
Date: 12/2006
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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MedPAC Report to the Congress: Rural Payment Provisions in the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003
Examines the impact of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) provisions on rural hospital payments. Present the effect of eight MMA provisions on Medicare inpatient and outpatient payments to traditional (non-CAH) hospitals. Summarizes the MMA changes to Critical Access Hospital (CAH) payment policies discussed in MedPAC's interim report. Examines the effects of higher payments on hospital costs.
Date: 12/2006
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Examines the impact of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) provisions on rural hospital payments. Present the effect of eight MMA provisions on Medicare inpatient and outpatient payments to traditional (non-CAH) hospitals. Summarizes the MMA changes to Critical Access Hospital (CAH) payment policies discussed in MedPAC's interim report. Examines the effects of higher payments on hospital costs.
Date: 12/2006
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Results of the 2004 Health Center Expansion and Recruitment Survey for Health Centers: Analyses for Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho (WWAMI States)
Presents a subset of the findings from the larger national study of Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) staffing needs of FQHCs located in Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho (WWAMI) overall and by urban and rural geography.
Author(s): C. Holly A. Andrilla, L. Gary Hart
Date: 11/2006
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Presents a subset of the findings from the larger national study of Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) staffing needs of FQHCs located in Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho (WWAMI) overall and by urban and rural geography.
Author(s): C. Holly A. Andrilla, L. Gary Hart
Date: 11/2006
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Will Rural Family Medicine Residency Training Survive?
Examines the performance of rural residencies in the National Resident Matching Program as an indicator of their viability.
Author(s): Roger Rosenblatt, Amy Hagopian, Holly Andrilla, Gary Hart
Citation: Family Medicine, 38(10), 705-711
Date: 11/2006
Type: Document
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Examines the performance of rural residencies in the National Resident Matching Program as an indicator of their viability.
Author(s): Roger Rosenblatt, Amy Hagopian, Holly Andrilla, Gary Hart
Citation: Family Medicine, 38(10), 705-711
Date: 11/2006
Type: Document
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Health, United States, 2006: 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." 2006 edition includes a special feature on pain.
Date: 11/2006
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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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." 2006 edition includes a special feature on pain.
Date: 11/2006
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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MedPAC Report to the Congress: Increasing the Value of Medicare
Examines issues affecting the Medicare program and makes recommendations to the Congress. Topics covered include care coordination, pricing accuracy in the hospice and physician payment systems, quality measures in home health, gathering data on outpatient therapy, Medicare Advantage, the Part D prescription drug program, and cost-effectiveness analysis.
Date: 06/2006
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Examines issues affecting the Medicare program and makes recommendations to the Congress. Topics covered include care coordination, pricing accuracy in the hospice and physician payment systems, quality measures in home health, gathering data on outpatient therapy, Medicare Advantage, the Part D prescription drug program, and cost-effectiveness analysis.
Date: 06/2006
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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