More than twenty years of research has demonstrated that rural residents are at greater risk of being uninsured compared to urban residents and more recent studies point to problems of underinsurance as well. Most studies have shown that the problems of uninsurance and underinsurance are greatest among rural residents living in smaller communities located further from more urbanized areas. Section I examines recent estimates and changes since 1997 in rural health insurance coverage. Section II explores differences in the demographic, socio-economic, employment and other risk factors for uninsurance among rural and urban residents. Section III profiles the demographic and economic characteristics of the rural and urban uninsured. Section IV ...
Enrollment in high deductible health plans (HDHPs) has increased amid concerns about growing health ...
In this brief, researchers from the Maine Rural Health Research Center (University of Southern Maine...
In this brief, researchers from the Maine Rural Health Research Center (University of Southern Maine...
More than twenty years of research has demonstrated that rural residents are at greater risk of bein...
Key Findings: A greater percentage of rural residents than urban residents are uninsured, especially...
In a landmark series of reports, the Institute of Medicine’s Committee on the Consequences of Uninsu...
This study used the 2001/2002 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), conducted by the Agency for H...
Numerous studies have found that rural residents are more likely to be uninsured than urban resident...
Compares uninsurance rates and insurance deductibles in urban and rural areas. Outlines the healthca...
Following the implementation of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), rural health ...
Following the implementation of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), rural health ...
Rural uninsured rates are higher than urban,1 and the uninsured often have difficulty obtaining need...
KEY FINDINGS: Private insurance is less common in rural areas. Rural residents under age 65 are less...
KEY FINDINGS: Private insurance is less common in rural areas. Rural residents under age 65 are less...
Multiple studies have documented higher uninsurance rates among rural compared to urban residents, y...
Enrollment in high deductible health plans (HDHPs) has increased amid concerns about growing health ...
In this brief, researchers from the Maine Rural Health Research Center (University of Southern Maine...
In this brief, researchers from the Maine Rural Health Research Center (University of Southern Maine...
More than twenty years of research has demonstrated that rural residents are at greater risk of bein...
Key Findings: A greater percentage of rural residents than urban residents are uninsured, especially...
In a landmark series of reports, the Institute of Medicine’s Committee on the Consequences of Uninsu...
This study used the 2001/2002 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), conducted by the Agency for H...
Numerous studies have found that rural residents are more likely to be uninsured than urban resident...
Compares uninsurance rates and insurance deductibles in urban and rural areas. Outlines the healthca...
Following the implementation of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), rural health ...
Following the implementation of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), rural health ...
Rural uninsured rates are higher than urban,1 and the uninsured often have difficulty obtaining need...
KEY FINDINGS: Private insurance is less common in rural areas. Rural residents under age 65 are less...
KEY FINDINGS: Private insurance is less common in rural areas. Rural residents under age 65 are less...
Multiple studies have documented higher uninsurance rates among rural compared to urban residents, y...
Enrollment in high deductible health plans (HDHPs) has increased amid concerns about growing health ...
In this brief, researchers from the Maine Rural Health Research Center (University of Southern Maine...
In this brief, researchers from the Maine Rural Health Research Center (University of Southern Maine...