Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Statistics and data
A Health Picture of HUD-Assisted Children, 2006-2012
Describes the health characteristics of children living in HUD-assisted households, using data from the National Health Interview Survey. Features statistics with breakdowns by 6 levels of population classification, including noncore.
Author(s): Veronica E. Helms, Barry L. Steffen, Elizabeth Rudd, Jon Sperling
Date: 03/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Describes the health characteristics of children living in HUD-assisted households, using data from the National Health Interview Survey. Features statistics with breakdowns by 6 levels of population classification, including noncore.
Author(s): Veronica E. Helms, Barry L. Steffen, Elizabeth Rudd, Jon Sperling
Date: 03/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Education, Income, and Employment and Prevalence of Chronic Disease Among American Indian/Alaska Native Elders
Results of a study measuring the effects of income, employment status, and education level on the rates of chronic disease among 14,632 American Indian or Alaska Native elders from 2011-2014. Features demographics with breakdowns by 10 chronic diseases.
Author(s): Collette Adamsen, Shawnda Schroeder, Steven LeMire, Paula Carter
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 15
Date: 03/2018
Type: Document
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Results of a study measuring the effects of income, employment status, and education level on the rates of chronic disease among 14,632 American Indian or Alaska Native elders from 2011-2014. Features demographics with breakdowns by 10 chronic diseases.
Author(s): Collette Adamsen, Shawnda Schroeder, Steven LeMire, Paula Carter
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 15
Date: 03/2018
Type: Document
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National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2015 Emergency Department Summary Tables
Provides data on ambulatory care emergency department (ED) hospital visits. Table 1 provides metropolitan/nonmetropolitan ED visit data based on hospital location, Table 2 includes metro/nonmetro ED visit data by location of patient residence, and Table 15 has metro/nonmetro injury visit data based on hospital location.
Date: 03/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Provides data on ambulatory care emergency department (ED) hospital visits. Table 1 provides metropolitan/nonmetropolitan ED visit data based on hospital location, Table 2 includes metro/nonmetro ED visit data by location of patient residence, and Table 15 has metro/nonmetro injury visit data based on hospital location.
Date: 03/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Domestic Migration and Fewer Births Reshaping America
Examines population trends by county metropolitan status. Summarizes changes for rural counties adjacent to metro counties, rural counties with recreational and scenic amenities, and rural farm counties related to domestic in-migration and out-migration, as well as births and deaths.
Author(s): Kenneth M. Johnson
Date: 03/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Examines population trends by county metropolitan status. Summarizes changes for rural counties adjacent to metro counties, rural counties with recreational and scenic amenities, and rural farm counties related to domestic in-migration and out-migration, as well as births and deaths.
Author(s): Kenneth M. Johnson
Date: 03/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Health Reform and Changes in Health Insurance Coverage in 2017
Examines changes in healthcare coverage over three time periods: before the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) major coverage expansions took effect in 2014; during the Obama Administration after the expansion began in 2014; and during the Trump Administration in 2017 in rural and urban populations in the U.S. Includes rural statistics on healthcare coverage changes from 2013-2017.
Author(s): Benjamin D. Sommers, Kathryn L. Clark, Arnold M. Epstein
Date: 03/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Examines changes in healthcare coverage over three time periods: before the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) major coverage expansions took effect in 2014; during the Obama Administration after the expansion began in 2014; and during the Trump Administration in 2017 in rural and urban populations in the U.S. Includes rural statistics on healthcare coverage changes from 2013-2017.
Author(s): Benjamin D. Sommers, Kathryn L. Clark, Arnold M. Epstein
Date: 03/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Report to Congress on Medicaid and CHIP, March 2018
Reports on three aspects of Medicaid: managed care, telehealth, and Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments. Chapter 2 discusses how the use of telehealth services can help patients access healthcare services in rural and frontier areas. Chapter 3 includes the third annual report on DSH payments, which provide support to safety-net hospitals to help offset uncompensated care costs for Medicaid and uninsured patients. Table 3-2 identifies DSH spending for urban and rural hospitals and for Critical Access Hospitals.
Date: 03/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission
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Reports on three aspects of Medicaid: managed care, telehealth, and Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments. Chapter 2 discusses how the use of telehealth services can help patients access healthcare services in rural and frontier areas. Chapter 3 includes the third annual report on DSH payments, which provide support to safety-net hospitals to help offset uncompensated care costs for Medicaid and uninsured patients. Table 3-2 identifies DSH spending for urban and rural hospitals and for Critical Access Hospitals.
Date: 03/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission
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Achieving Rural Health Equity and Well-Being: Proceedings of a Workshop
Proceedings of a workshop designed to explore impacts of economic issues, immigration, and racial inequities in healthcare in rural communities and to learn about asset-based approaches to addressing these challenges. Features statistics including average life expectancy at birth from 1969-2009 with breakdowns by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, U.S. maps showing levels of poverty and employment, and a chart showing numbers of rural hospital closures from 2005-2017.
Additional links: Read Online
Date: 03/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Proceedings of a workshop designed to explore impacts of economic issues, immigration, and racial inequities in healthcare in rural communities and to learn about asset-based approaches to addressing these challenges. Features statistics including average life expectancy at birth from 1969-2009 with breakdowns by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, U.S. maps showing levels of poverty and employment, and a chart showing numbers of rural hospital closures from 2005-2017.
Additional links: Read Online
Date: 03/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Medicare Accountable Care Organization Growth in Rural America, 2014-2016
Data report comparing accountable care organization (ACO) growth in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties. Features statistics including numbers of ACOs with attributed beneficiaries, beneficiaries attributed to an ACO per county, growth in percentage of fee-for-service beneficiaries, and growth in percentage of beneficiaries attributed to ACOs, with breakdowns by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties.
Author(s): A. Clinton MacKinney, Fred Ullrich, Keith Mueller
Date: 03/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Data report comparing accountable care organization (ACO) growth in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties. Features statistics including numbers of ACOs with attributed beneficiaries, beneficiaries attributed to an ACO per county, growth in percentage of fee-for-service beneficiaries, and growth in percentage of beneficiaries attributed to ACOs, with breakdowns by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties.
Author(s): A. Clinton MacKinney, Fred Ullrich, Keith Mueller
Date: 03/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Residential Settings and Healthcare Use of the Rural "Oldest-Old" Medicare Population
Results of a study using Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey data to profile rural and urban Medicare beneficiaries ages 85+ in terms of their demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, residential settings, health and functional status, and healthcare use. Features statistics on these topics with breakdowns by rural and urban location.
Author(s): Nathan Paluso, Zachariah Croll, Deborah Thayer, Jean A. Talbot, Andrew F. Coburn
Date: 03/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Results of a study using Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey data to profile rural and urban Medicare beneficiaries ages 85+ in terms of their demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, residential settings, health and functional status, and healthcare use. Features statistics on these topics with breakdowns by rural and urban location.
Author(s): Nathan Paluso, Zachariah Croll, Deborah Thayer, Jean A. Talbot, Andrew F. Coburn
Date: 03/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Hospital Compare Quality Measure Results for CAHs, 2016
Examines Hospital Compare inpatient and outpatient process of care and structural measures among Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in 2016. Includes data on reporting rates and performance for specific quality measures, and state-by-state comparison of CAH reporting rates for inpatient and outpatient measures.
Author(s): Megan Lahr, Alex Evenson, Tongtan Chantarat, Michelle Casey
Date: 03/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Examines Hospital Compare inpatient and outpatient process of care and structural measures among Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in 2016. Includes data on reporting rates and performance for specific quality measures, and state-by-state comparison of CAH reporting rates for inpatient and outpatient measures.
Author(s): Megan Lahr, Alex Evenson, Tongtan Chantarat, Michelle Casey
Date: 03/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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