Rural Health
Resources by Topic: State-by-state data
Veterans in Rural America: 2011-2015
Reports detailed demographic, social, and economic characteristics of rural veterans, based primarily on 2011–2015 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates. Includes comparisons of rural veterans to both urban veterans and rural nonveterans. Topics addressed include health insurance coverage, disability status and service-connected disability, and use of VA healthcare.
Additional links: Rural Veterans State Tables
Author(s): Kelly Ann Holder
Date: 01/2017
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Reports detailed demographic, social, and economic characteristics of rural veterans, based primarily on 2011–2015 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates. Includes comparisons of rural veterans to both urban veterans and rural nonveterans. Topics addressed include health insurance coverage, disability status and service-connected disability, and use of VA healthcare.
Additional links: Rural Veterans State Tables
Author(s): Kelly Ann Holder
Date: 01/2017
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Patients' Experiences in CAHs: HCAHPS Results, 2015
Results from the calendar year 2015 Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey, summarizing reporting rates and performance among all U.S. Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Includes detailed tables that allow state-by-state comparison of response rates and overall CAH performance, as well as links to specific state reports.
Author(s): Michelle Casey, Tami Swenson, Alex Evenson
Date: 01/2017
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Results from the calendar year 2015 Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey, summarizing reporting rates and performance among all U.S. Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Includes detailed tables that allow state-by-state comparison of response rates and overall CAH performance, as well as links to specific state reports.
Author(s): Michelle Casey, Tami Swenson, Alex Evenson
Date: 01/2017
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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State Data Accompanying MMWR Surveillance Summary 66 (No. SS-1): 1-8: Potentially Excess Deaths from the Five Leading Causes of Death in Nonmetropolitan and Metropolitan Areas, United States, 2005-2015
Interactive data visualization that provides state-level metropolitan and non-metro data on expected and potentially excess deaths from cancer, chronic lower respiratory disease, heart disease, stroke, and unintentional injury. Under the Options heading, select "Numbers of Potentially Excess Deaths by State" or "Potentially Excess and Expected Deaths by State and Locality" to access the data.
Citation: MMWR Surveillance Summaries, 66(SS-1), 1-8
Date: 01/2017
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Interactive data visualization that provides state-level metropolitan and non-metro data on expected and potentially excess deaths from cancer, chronic lower respiratory disease, heart disease, stroke, and unintentional injury. Under the Options heading, select "Numbers of Potentially Excess Deaths by State" or "Potentially Excess and Expected Deaths by State and Locality" to access the data.
Citation: MMWR Surveillance Summaries, 66(SS-1), 1-8
Date: 01/2017
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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More Than 95 Percent of U.S. Children Had Health Insurance in 2015
Reports on the percent of children with any type of health insurance in 2015 by state and region for rural, suburban, and urban areas. Includes changes in health insurance coverage since 2014 and since 2008.
Author(s): Michael J. Staley
Date: 2017
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Reports on the percent of children with any type of health insurance in 2015 by state and region for rural, suburban, and urban areas. Includes changes in health insurance coverage since 2014 and since 2008.
Author(s): Michael J. Staley
Date: 2017
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Long-Term Care Providers and Services Users in the United States--State Estimates Supplement: National Study of Long-Term Care Providers, 2013-2014
Companion report to Long-Term Care Providers and Services Users in the United States: Data From the National Study of Long-Term Care Providers, 2013-2014. Provides state-level estimates of topics covered in Appendix B of that report, including providers by geographical area and organizational characteristics, staff types, service types, and user characteristics.
Author(s): M. Sengupta, R. Valverde, J.P. Lendon, et al.
Date: 09/2016
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Companion report to Long-Term Care Providers and Services Users in the United States: Data From the National Study of Long-Term Care Providers, 2013-2014. Provides state-level estimates of topics covered in Appendix B of that report, including providers by geographical area and organizational characteristics, staff types, service types, and user characteristics.
Author(s): M. Sengupta, R. Valverde, J.P. Lendon, et al.
Date: 09/2016
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Household Food Security in the United States in 2015
Reports on household food security, food expenditures, and use of federal food and nutrition assistance programs in 2015. Includes food insecurity statistics for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas.
Additional links: Report Summary
Author(s): Alisha Coleman-Jensen, Matthew P. Rabbitt, Christian A. Gregory, Anita Singh
Date: 09/2016
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Reports on household food security, food expenditures, and use of federal food and nutrition assistance programs in 2015. Includes food insecurity statistics for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas.
Additional links: Report Summary
Author(s): Alisha Coleman-Jensen, Matthew P. Rabbitt, Christian A. Gregory, Anita Singh
Date: 09/2016
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Medicaid Outpatient Payment Policy
Provides an overview of Medicaid payment policies for outpatient hospital services. Attached Excel sheet includes details for each state, including adjustments for rural geography and for Critical Access Hospitals.
Additional links: State Medicaid Payment Policies for Outpatient Hospital Services
Date: 07/2016
Sponsoring organization: Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission
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Provides an overview of Medicaid payment policies for outpatient hospital services. Attached Excel sheet includes details for each state, including adjustments for rural geography and for Critical Access Hospitals.
Additional links: State Medicaid Payment Policies for Outpatient Hospital Services
Date: 07/2016
Sponsoring organization: Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission
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Firearm Ownership and Suicide Rates among US Men and Women, 1981–2013
Examines rates of firearm ownership, as well as age-adjusted firearm and total suicide rates for men and women in all 50 states from 1981 to 2013. Several variables were considered in the analysis including population density for each state.
Author(s): Michael Siegel, Emily F. Rothman
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 106(7), 1316-1322
Date: 07/2016
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Examines rates of firearm ownership, as well as age-adjusted firearm and total suicide rates for men and women in all 50 states from 1981 to 2013. Several variables were considered in the analysis including population density for each state.
Author(s): Michael Siegel, Emily F. Rothman
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 106(7), 1316-1322
Date: 07/2016
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Hospital Compare Quality Measure Results for CAHs, Q2 2014 - Q1 2015
Discusses the reporting rates and performance of U.S. Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) on CMS Hospital Compare quality measures. Includes data and statistics comparing inpatient and outpatient CAH participation, state rankings, process of care, median time to receiving care, and structural quality measures. Also includes links to state-specific reports for 45 states.
Author(s): Michelle Casey, Tami Swenson, Alex Evenson
Date: 06/2016
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Discusses the reporting rates and performance of U.S. Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) on CMS Hospital Compare quality measures. Includes data and statistics comparing inpatient and outpatient CAH participation, state rankings, process of care, median time to receiving care, and structural quality measures. Also includes links to state-specific reports for 45 states.
Author(s): Michelle Casey, Tami Swenson, Alex Evenson
Date: 06/2016
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Geographic Variation in the Profitability of Urban and Rural Hospitals
Analyzes and compares the 2014 profitability margins of rural and urban hospitals by census region, census division, and by state. Provides information on rural hospitals broken down by Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and other rural hospitals; the other rural hospitals group includes Medicare dependent hospitals, sole community hospitals, and rural prospective payment system hospitals.
Author(s): Sharita R. Thomas, George H. Pink, G. Mark Holmes
Date: 03/2016
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Analyzes and compares the 2014 profitability margins of rural and urban hospitals by census region, census division, and by state. Provides information on rural hospitals broken down by Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and other rural hospitals; the other rural hospitals group includes Medicare dependent hospitals, sole community hospitals, and rural prospective payment system hospitals.
Author(s): Sharita R. Thomas, George H. Pink, G. Mark Holmes
Date: 03/2016
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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