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A Rural-Urban Comparison of a Building Blocks Approach to Covering the Uninsured
A range of proposals are now being considered to reform the health care system, specifically to provide access to health insurance coverage for the uninsured. Proposals include a range of public-private approaches, typically called "building blocks" approaches, which build upon our current system of health insurance to provide access to health insurance for all Americans. This brief uses a RUPRI health insurance model to compare the effects of a building blocks approach on health insurance coverage and health spending, focusing on the geographic differences (by metropolitan and non-metropolitan) of this approach.
Impact of the Recession on Rural America: Rising Unemployment Leading to More Uninsured in 2009
The 2008-09 recession has impacted the United States in many profound ways, but perhaps most dramatically through increased unemployment. Job loss for many means loss of employer-sponsored health insurance or ability to purchase individual insurance. Some individuals can obtain coverage through Medicaid or private health insurance, but many remain uninsured. This brief presents the results of state and county analysis of unemployment rates nationally in urban and rural (non-metropolitan) areas over the period 2007-February 2009 and discusses the impact of rising unemployment on uninsurance in rural areas.
Author contact information:
Timothy D. McBride, PhD
Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) Center for Rural Health
Phone: 314-935-4356
tmcbride@wustl.edu
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