Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Rural-urban differences
Use of the Hospice Benefit by Rural Medicare Beneficiaries
Examines urban-rural differences in hospice use and considers factors that may influence hospice use in rural areas.
Author(s): Beth Virnig, Ira Moscovice, Sara Kind, Michelle Casey
Date: 09/2002
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Examines urban-rural differences in hospice use and considers factors that may influence hospice use in rural areas.
Author(s): Beth Virnig, Ira Moscovice, Sara Kind, Michelle Casey
Date: 09/2002
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Trends in Special Medicare Payments and Service Utilization for Rural Areas in the 1990s
Presents the findings of an analysis of payment trends for providers qualifying under Medicare special payment provisions for rural providers. Covers payment trends for rural hospitals, Rural Health Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and physicians.
Author(s): Donna O. Farley, Lisa R. Shugarman, Pat Taylor, et al.
Date: 06/2002
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Presents the findings of an analysis of payment trends for providers qualifying under Medicare special payment provisions for rural providers. Covers payment trends for rural hospitals, Rural Health Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and physicians.
Author(s): Donna O. Farley, Lisa R. Shugarman, Pat Taylor, et al.
Date: 06/2002
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Hospital Closure: 2000
Describes the extent, characteristics of, reasons for, and impact of hospital closures in 2000. Includes information specific to rural hospital closures. Lists closed hospitals and opened/reopened hospitals by name, state, and rural/urban status.
Date: 06/2002
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Describes the extent, characteristics of, reasons for, and impact of hospital closures in 2000. Includes information specific to rural hospital closures. Lists closed hospitals and opened/reopened hospitals by name, state, and rural/urban status.
Date: 06/2002
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Diabetes and the Rural Safety Net
Investigates the extent to which the rural safety net is able to meet the needs of people with diabetes. Includes case studies of 4 uninsured or underinsured rural New England residents with diabetes.
Author(s): David Hartley, Erika Ziller, Caroline Macdonald
Date: 01/2002
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Investigates the extent to which the rural safety net is able to meet the needs of people with diabetes. Includes case studies of 4 uninsured or underinsured rural New England residents with diabetes.
Author(s): David Hartley, Erika Ziller, Caroline Macdonald
Date: 01/2002
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Health, United States, 2002: 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."
Date: 2002
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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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."
Date: 2002
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Hospital Closures: 1990-1999
Reports on hospitals closures from 1990-1999, with information on rural and urban closures.
Date: 12/2001
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Reports on hospitals closures from 1990-1999, with information on rural and urban closures.
Date: 12/2001
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Patterns of Health Insurance Coverage Among Rural and Urban Children
Assesses differences in the patterns of insurance coverage and uninsured periods among rural and urban children and examines the implications of those differences for the design and implementation of public insurance programs such as the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP).
Author(s): Andrew F. Coburn, Timothy McBride, Erika Ziller
Date: 11/2001
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Assesses differences in the patterns of insurance coverage and uninsured periods among rural and urban children and examines the implications of those differences for the design and implementation of public insurance programs such as the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP).
Author(s): Andrew F. Coburn, Timothy McBride, Erika Ziller
Date: 11/2001
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Fewer Hospitals Close in the 1990s: Rural Hospitals Mirror This Trend
Summarizes a study of the number and rate of hospital closures in rural areas during the 1990s. Includes a chart showing rural and urban short-term acute care hospital closures by year, as well as a map showing the location of these hospitals.
Author(s): Stephanie T. Poley, Thomas C. Ricketts
Date: 10/2001
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Summarizes a study of the number and rate of hospital closures in rural areas during the 1990s. Includes a chart showing rural and urban short-term acute care hospital closures by year, as well as a map showing the location of these hospitals.
Author(s): Stephanie T. Poley, Thomas C. Ricketts
Date: 10/2001
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Hospital Closure: 1999
Describes the extent, characteristics of, reasons for, and impact of hospital closures in 1999. Includes information specific to rural hospital closures. Lists closed hospitals and opened/reopened hospitals by name, state, and rural/urban status.
Date: 03/2001
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Describes the extent, characteristics of, reasons for, and impact of hospital closures in 1999. Includes information specific to rural hospital closures. Lists closed hospitals and opened/reopened hospitals by name, state, and rural/urban status.
Date: 03/2001
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Admission Severity and Mortality Rates Among Rural and Urban Nursing Facility Residents with Dementia
Assesses whether the potentially higher utilization of nursing facility services in rural communities can be attributed to differences in use patterns by older adults with dementia. Specifically, addresses the question of whether rural nursing facility residents with dementia are less impaired at the time of their admission to a nursing facility than urban residents with dementia.
Additional links: Research and Policy Brief, September 2001
Author(s): Elise J. Bolda, Kimberly Mooney Murray
Date: 03/2001
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Assesses whether the potentially higher utilization of nursing facility services in rural communities can be attributed to differences in use patterns by older adults with dementia. Specifically, addresses the question of whether rural nursing facility residents with dementia are less impaired at the time of their admission to a nursing facility than urban residents with dementia.
Additional links: Research and Policy Brief, September 2001
Author(s): Elise J. Bolda, Kimberly Mooney Murray
Date: 03/2001
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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