Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Rural-urban differences
2012 Rural Medicare Advantage Quality Ratings and Bonus Payments
Analyzes differences in rural Medicare Advantage (MA) quality ratings and payments and suggests reasons why quality ratings vary by geography. Compares the quality rating of MA plans in rural areas to urban areas and discusses differences in the composition of MA market enrollment and plan availability. Addresses the potential impact of quality bonus payments on MA plan quality.
Author(s): Leah Kemper, Abigail R. Barker, Timothy D. McBride, Keith Mueller
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Analyzes differences in rural Medicare Advantage (MA) quality ratings and payments and suggests reasons why quality ratings vary by geography. Compares the quality rating of MA plans in rural areas to urban areas and discusses differences in the composition of MA market enrollment and plan availability. Addresses the potential impact of quality bonus payments on MA plan quality.
Author(s): Leah Kemper, Abigail R. Barker, Timothy D. McBride, Keith Mueller
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Private Health Insurance: The Range of Base Premiums for Individuals Age 19 and 64 in the Individual Market by State in January 2013
Reports on the range of health insurance premiums offered to different categories of consumers in the individual market in the month of January 2013. As of 2014, insurers are no longer able to use gender or health status to set premiums and are restricted in the amount they can vary premiums based on age and tobacco use. Enclosure II, beginning on page 107, reports base premiums for an urban and rural zip code in four select states, one from each census region: Illinois, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Texas.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Reports on the range of health insurance premiums offered to different categories of consumers in the individual market in the month of January 2013. As of 2014, insurers are no longer able to use gender or health status to set premiums and are restricted in the amount they can vary premiums based on age and tobacco use. Enclosure II, beginning on page 107, reports base premiums for an urban and rural zip code in four select states, one from each census region: Illinois, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Texas.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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A Population-Based Study of Edentulism in the U.S.: Does Depression and Rural Residency Matter after Controlling for Potential Confounders?
Examines the relationship of depression and rural residency with partial and full edentulism in U.S. adults. Analyzes data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) core survey and optional adult depression module from 2006. Includes data and statistics, such as self-defined health status, drinking and smoking status, level of emotional support, rural and non-rural, socioeconomic status, and others.
Author(s): Daniel M. Saman, Andrine Lemieux, Oscar Arevalo, May Nawal Lutfiyya
Citation: BMC Public Health, 14, 65
Date: 2014
Type: Document
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Examines the relationship of depression and rural residency with partial and full edentulism in U.S. adults. Analyzes data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) core survey and optional adult depression module from 2006. Includes data and statistics, such as self-defined health status, drinking and smoking status, level of emotional support, rural and non-rural, socioeconomic status, and others.
Author(s): Daniel M. Saman, Andrine Lemieux, Oscar Arevalo, May Nawal Lutfiyya
Citation: BMC Public Health, 14, 65
Date: 2014
Type: Document
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Urban and Rural Safety Net Health Care System Clinics: No Disparity in HPV4 Vaccine Completion Rates
Examines if HPV4 medication adherence differs between females who receive doses at rural versus urban safety net healthcare locations in the U.S. Includes descriptive information for females receiving care at rural versus urban safety net healthcare locations.
Author(s): Kelly Jo Sandri, Inge Verdenius, Mitchell J. Bartley, et al.
Citation: PLoS One, 9(5)
Date: 2014
Type: Document
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Examines if HPV4 medication adherence differs between females who receive doses at rural versus urban safety net healthcare locations in the U.S. Includes descriptive information for females receiving care at rural versus urban safety net healthcare locations.
Author(s): Kelly Jo Sandri, Inge Verdenius, Mitchell J. Bartley, et al.
Citation: PLoS One, 9(5)
Date: 2014
Type: Document
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Missouri's Dentists - 2014
Highlights Missouri's dental workforce, focusing on access to dental health services. Compares urban and rural population to dentist ratios. Includes a map of total dentists in Missouri broken down by county as well as areas designated as Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas in 2014.
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Highlights Missouri's dental workforce, focusing on access to dental health services. Compares urban and rural population to dentist ratios. Includes a map of total dentists in Missouri broken down by county as well as areas designated as Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas in 2014.
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Effects of Distance to Care and Rural or Urban Residence on Receipt of Radiation Therapy among North Carolina Medicare Enrollees with Breast Cancer
Discusses the effect of distance on quality of care for Medicare-insured patients with breast cancer living in rural and urban areas of North Carolina.
Author(s): Stephanie B. Wheeler, Tzy-Mey Kuo, Danielle Durham, et al.
Citation: North Carolina Medical Journal, 75(4), 239-246
Date: 2014
Type: Document
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Discusses the effect of distance on quality of care for Medicare-insured patients with breast cancer living in rural and urban areas of North Carolina.
Author(s): Stephanie B. Wheeler, Tzy-Mey Kuo, Danielle Durham, et al.
Citation: North Carolina Medical Journal, 75(4), 239-246
Date: 2014
Type: Document
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Key Findings and Recommendations from the Coos Youth Study: Research from the First Half of the Study
Presents results from a study of youth in rural northern New Hampshire and addresses regional job opportunities, substance use and mental health, youth retention and out-migration, and community attachment.
Author(s): Michael S. Staunton, Eleanor M. Jaffee
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Presents results from a study of youth in rural northern New Hampshire and addresses regional job opportunities, substance use and mental health, youth retention and out-migration, and community attachment.
Author(s): Michael S. Staunton, Eleanor M. Jaffee
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Public Insurance Drove Overall Coverage Growth Among Children in 2012: Rates of Coverage Vary Across the Country
Examines the rates of health insurance coverage among children under 18 in the U.S. by region and by rural, suburban, and central city residence between 2008 and 2012.
Author(s): Michael J. Staley
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Examines the rates of health insurance coverage among children under 18 in the U.S. by region and by rural, suburban, and central city residence between 2008 and 2012.
Author(s): Michael J. Staley
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Proposed EITC Expansion Would Increase Eligibility and Dollars for Rural and Urban "Childless" Workers
Reports on proposed changes to the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the eligibility impact for rural versus urban childless workers.
Author(s): Jessica A. Carson, Marybeth J. Mattingly
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Reports on proposed changes to the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the eligibility impact for rural versus urban childless workers.
Author(s): Jessica A. Carson, Marybeth J. Mattingly
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Trends in Hospital Network Participation and System Affiliation, 2007-2012
Reports trends in hospital network participation and system affiliation among metropolitan and non-metropolitan hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Compares CAHs with non-CAH small, rural hospitals.
Author(s): Xi Zhu, Fred Ullrich, Keith J. Mueller, A. Clinton MacKinney, Thomas Vaughn
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Reports trends in hospital network participation and system affiliation among metropolitan and non-metropolitan hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Compares CAHs with non-CAH small, rural hospitals.
Author(s): Xi Zhu, Fred Ullrich, Keith J. Mueller, A. Clinton MacKinney, Thomas Vaughn
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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