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Resources by Topic: Statistics and data

Dentist Vacancies in Federally Funded Health Centers
Provides information on dentist vacancy rates by rural and urban location at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs).
Date: 12/2005
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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The Impact of Welfare Reform on Health Insurance Coverage in Rural Areas
Discusses the impact that welfare reform had on health insurance coverage for rural and urban areas. Includes information on employment status and health insurance coverage.
Author(s): Timothy D. McBride, Courtney Andrews
Date: 12/2005
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Rural and Urban Parents Report on Access to Health Care for their Children with Medicaid Managed Care
Examines rural and urban healthcare access for children age 0-17 enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans in four states: New Mexico, Washington, North Carolina, and North Dakota. Includes information on access to urgent care, prescription medications, dental care, and transportation.
Author(s): Victoria Freeman, Rebecca Slifkin, Asheley Skinner, Robert Schwartz
Date: 12/2005
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Trends in Skilled Nursing and Swing-bed Use in Rural Areas, 1996-2003
Examines trends in the delivery of skilled nursing facility (SNF) services in rural areas during a period of dramatic change in Medicare payments. Focuses on the role of rural hospitals in providing SNF services, as a number of regulatory changes occurred between 1998 and 2002 that could potentially influence hospital provision of skilled nursing care.
Author(s): Kathleen Dalton, Jeongyoung Park, Ann Howard, Rebecca Slifkin
Date: 12/2005
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Family Physician Vacancies in Federally Funded Health Centers
Provides information on family physician vacancy rates by rural and urban location at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs).
Date: 11/2005
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Health, United States, 2005: 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." 2005 edition includes a special feature on adults 55-64 years of age.
Date: 11/2005
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Why Are Health Care Expenditures Increasing and Is There a Rural Differential?
Focuses on the factors that account for the rise in health care expenditures, empirical evidence showing whether there are differences between rural and urban areas in health care expenditure increases, and a framework for considering future changes in rural health care systems.
Author(s): Timothy D. McBride
Date: 11/2005
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Assessing the Financial Effect of Medicare Payment on Rural Hospitals: Does the Source of Data Change the Results?
Describes how predictions of changes in hospital financial performance as a result of change in Medicare payment differ when comparing results using data from the Medicare Cost Report (MCR) to results using data from the audited hospital financial statement.
Author(s): Li-Wu Chen, Susan Puumala, Keith J. Mueller, et al.
Date: 11/2005
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Early Alcohol Use, Rural Residence, and Adulthood Employment
Examines early onset of alcohol consumption and the increases of physical disease and psychological disorders. Discusses the consequences of abusive drinking in rural youth.
Additional links: Fact Sheet
Author(s): Michael Mink, Jong-Yi Wang, Kevin J. Bennett, et al.
Date: 10/2005
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Trends in Uninsurance Among Rural Minority Children
Looks at trends in health insurance coverage among rural children from 1979-2001, with data for rural and urban White, African American, and Hispanic children.
Additional links: Fact Sheet
Author(s): Amy Martin, Janice C. Probst, Charity G. Moore, Daniel Patterson, Keith Elder
Date: 10/2005
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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