Rural Health
Resources by Topic: State-by-state data
Medicaid: Source of Screening Affects Women's Eligibility for Coverage of Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment in Some States
Examines data on women screened for breast or cervical cancer through the Early Detection Program, how states have implemented the Treatment Act, and related data on Medicaid enrollment and spending. Contains several case studies, including one addressing rural access to early detection programs and treatment resources for breast and cervical cancer.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 05/2009
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Examines data on women screened for breast or cervical cancer through the Early Detection Program, how states have implemented the Treatment Act, and related data on Medicaid enrollment and spending. Contains several case studies, including one addressing rural access to early detection programs and treatment resources for breast and cervical cancer.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 05/2009
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Loss of Community Pharmacies Since 2006: State Experiences
Reports on the number of rural communities that no longer have a pharmacy and the number of rural communities that now only have one retail pharmacy by state. Highlights how policies and telepharmacy could help.
Author(s): Liyan Xu, Fred Ullrich, Keith Mueller
Date: 04/2009
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Reports on the number of rural communities that no longer have a pharmacy and the number of rural communities that now only have one retail pharmacy by state. Highlights how policies and telepharmacy could help.
Author(s): Liyan Xu, Fred Ullrich, Keith Mueller
Date: 04/2009
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Eligible But Not Enrolled? Potential for Targeting Over a Half-Million Rural Medicare Beneficiaries for Enrollment in the Low-Income Subsidy Prescription Drug Program
Discusses the Medicare Part D low-income subsidy (LIS), which is designed to help low-income persons access the prescription drug benefit with reduced premiums and lower out-of-pocket costs. Included chart shows enrollment in Medicare Part D prescription drug plans and the LIS by state.
Additional links: State Tables
Author(s): Timothy D. McBride, Keith J. Mueller
Date: 12/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Discusses the Medicare Part D low-income subsidy (LIS), which is designed to help low-income persons access the prescription drug benefit with reduced premiums and lower out-of-pocket costs. Included chart shows enrollment in Medicare Part D prescription drug plans and the LIS by state.
Additional links: State Tables
Author(s): Timothy D. McBride, Keith J. Mueller
Date: 12/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Rural Enrollment in Medicare Advantage Continues to Grow Rapidly in 2008, Led by Private Fee-for-Service Plans
Provides findings about enrollment in the Medicare Advantage program in rural areas and across the U.S. by state.
Author(s): Yolonda Y. Campbell, Timothy D. McBride, Keith Mueller
Date: 08/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Provides findings about enrollment in the Medicare Advantage program in rural areas and across the U.S. by state.
Author(s): Yolonda Y. Campbell, Timothy D. McBride, Keith Mueller
Date: 08/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Health Disparities: A Rural-Urban Chartbook
Presents data on health disparities experienced by people living in rural America. Includes national and state-level data on health status, health behaviors, healthcare access, preventive care, and diabetes care.
Additional links: Fact Sheet: Health Disparities: A Rural-Urban Chartbook, Fact Sheet: Progress in Women's Cancer Screening, But Colon Cancer Lags, Fact Sheet: Rural Minorities Lag on Flu, Pneumonia Immunization
Author(s): Kevin J. Bennett, Bankole Olatosi, Janice C. Probst
Date: 06/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Presents data on health disparities experienced by people living in rural America. Includes national and state-level data on health status, health behaviors, healthcare access, preventive care, and diabetes care.
Additional links: Fact Sheet: Health Disparities: A Rural-Urban Chartbook, Fact Sheet: Progress in Women's Cancer Screening, But Colon Cancer Lags, Fact Sheet: Rural Minorities Lag on Flu, Pneumonia Immunization
Author(s): Kevin J. Bennett, Bankole Olatosi, Janice C. Probst
Date: 06/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Dental Health and Access to Care Among Rural Children: A National and State Portrait
Examines topics related to children and their access to dental health services. Covers dental health status, preventive services, and insurance coverage for children in rural and urban areas. Includes data by race/ethnicity, age, gender, poverty level, and other child, family, and community characteristics. Provides state-by-state data and state profiles.
Additional links: Fact Sheet
Author(s): Amy Brock Martin, Eric Wang, Janice C. Probst, Nathan Hale, Andrew O. Johnson
Date: 03/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Examines topics related to children and their access to dental health services. Covers dental health status, preventive services, and insurance coverage for children in rural and urban areas. Includes data by race/ethnicity, age, gender, poverty level, and other child, family, and community characteristics. Provides state-by-state data and state profiles.
Additional links: Fact Sheet
Author(s): Amy Brock Martin, Eric Wang, Janice C. Probst, Nathan Hale, Andrew O. Johnson
Date: 03/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Reliance on Independently Owned Pharmacies in Rural America
Policy brief providing locations of independently owned pharmacies in rural America that are the sole sources of access to local pharmaceutical services. Lays a foundation for analyzing vulnerability of pharmacy services in rural America and identifies the questions that research and policy activities should address.
Additional links: State Maps
Author(s): Michael D. Shambaugh-Miller, Nicole Vanosdel, Keith J. Mueller
Date: 11/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Policy brief providing locations of independently owned pharmacies in rural America that are the sole sources of access to local pharmaceutical services. Lays a foundation for analyzing vulnerability of pharmacy services in rural America and identifies the questions that research and policy activities should address.
Additional links: State Maps
Author(s): Michael D. Shambaugh-Miller, Nicole Vanosdel, Keith J. Mueller
Date: 11/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Update on Rural Enrollment in Medicare Advantage: Growth Continues
Provides findings about rural enrollment in the Medicare Advantage (MA) program and other pre-paid plans, with state and national data. Updates early findings from analysis of the Medicare+Choice/MA program presented in previous RUPRI Center policy briefs.
Author(s): Timothy D. McBride, Keith J. Mueller
Date: 10/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Provides findings about rural enrollment in the Medicare Advantage (MA) program and other pre-paid plans, with state and national data. Updates early findings from analysis of the Medicare+Choice/MA program presented in previous RUPRI Center policy briefs.
Author(s): Timothy D. McBride, Keith J. Mueller
Date: 10/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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State Profiles of Medicaid and SCHIP in Rural and Urban Areas
Provides national and state-level data comparing Medicaid enrollment and expenditures in rural and urban counties.
Author(s): Jennifer King, Leslie Geiger, Pam Silberman, Rebecca Slifkin
Date: 08/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Provides national and state-level data comparing Medicaid enrollment and expenditures in rural and urban counties.
Author(s): Jennifer King, Leslie Geiger, Pam Silberman, Rebecca Slifkin
Date: 08/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Overweight and Physical Inactivity among Rural Children Aged 10-17: A National and State Portrait
Examines the presence of overweight and obesity among children in both rural and urban settings using the data from a national survey.
Additional links: Fact Sheet
Author(s): Jihong Liu, Kevin J. Bennett, Nusrat Harun, et al.
Date: 05/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Examines the presence of overweight and obesity among children in both rural and urban settings using the data from a national survey.
Additional links: Fact Sheet
Author(s): Jihong Liu, Kevin J. Bennett, Nusrat Harun, et al.
Date: 05/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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