Jennifer King

Phone: 919.966.9985
E-mail: jking@schsr.unc.edu

Completed Projects (1)

Move Toward Clinical Doctorates in the Allied Health Professions: Implications for Rural Areas, Lead researcher
Research center: North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics: Allied health professionals, Workforce
Allied health occupations play a major role in health care delivery and comprise a significant proportion of the health care workforce in the United States. Researchers have found empirical evidence of allied health shortages in many states. Given the longstanding history of health professional shortages facing rural areas, there are concerns that the existing and impending shortages in allied health professions may be particularly acute in rural areas. This study will synthesize information on allied health professions, such as credentialing requirements and wage comparisons, with telephone and in-person interviews of rural health care employers, educators, and practitioners in order to assess the degree of alignment between community needs for allied health care services and existing and proposed certification and educational training for these health care providers.

Publications (3)

Characteristics of Rural & Urban Children Who Qualify For Medicaid or CHIP But Are Not Enrolled (Policy Brief)
Author(s): Jennifer King, Rebecca Slifkin, Mark Holmes
Research center: North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
Topics: Children, Health insurance and the uninsured, Medicaid and S-CHIP
Date: 07 / 2009
About three-quarters of children who qualify for Medicaid or CHIP are enrolled, with slightly higher rates in rural areas than in urban areas. This leaves one in four qualified children without insurance coverage.
Medicaid & CHIP Participation Among Rural & Urban Children (Policy Brief)
Author(s): Jennifer King, Rebecca Slifkin, Mark Holmes
Research center: North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
Topics: Children, Health insurance and the uninsured, Medicaid and S-CHIP
Date: 07 / 2009
Describes the characteristics of rural and urban children who qualify for Medicaid or CHIP but are uninsured.
Recent Changes in Health Insurance Coverage in Rural and Urban Areas
Author(s): Jennifer King, George M. Holmes
Research center: North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
Topics: Children, Health insurance and the uninsured
Date: 05 / 2011
This findings brief compares changes in health insurance coverage for non-elderly Americans in rural areas to changes in urban areas during the recent economic recession.

Topics Centers Researchers Other Resources Search		Jennifer King Phone: 919.966.9985 E-mail: jking@schsr.unc.edu Completed Projects (1) Move Toward Clinical Doctorates in the Allied Health Professions: Implications for Rural Areas, Lead researcher Research center: North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) Topics: Allied health professionals, Workforce Allied health occupations play a major role in health care delivery and comprise a significant proportion of the health care workforce in the United States. Researchers have found empirical evidence of allied health shortages in many states. Given the longstanding history of health professional shortages facing rural areas, there are concerns that the existing and impending shortages in allied health professions may be particularly acute in rural areas. This study will synthesize information on allied health professions, such as credentialing requirements and wage comparisons, with telephone and in-person interviews of rural health care employers, educators, and practitioners in order to assess the degree of alignment between community needs for allied health care services and existing and proposed certification and educational training for these health care providers. Publications (3) Characteristics of Rural & Urban Children Who Qualify For Medicaid or CHIP But Are Not Enrolled (Policy Brief) Author(s): Jennifer King, Rebecca Slifkin, Mark Holmes Research center: North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center Topics: Children, Health insurance and the uninsured, Medicaid and S-CHIP Date: 07 / 2009 About three-quarters of children who qualify for Medicaid or CHIP are enrolled, with slightly higher rates in rural areas than in urban areas. This leaves one in four qualified children without insurance coverage. Medicaid & CHIP Participation Among Rural & Urban Children (Policy Brief) Author(s): Jennifer King, Rebecca Slifkin, Mark Holmes Research center: North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center Topics: Children, Health insurance and the uninsured, Medicaid and S-CHIP Date: 07 / 2009 Describes the characteristics of rural and urban children who qualify for Medicaid or CHIP but are uninsured. Recent Changes in Health Insurance Coverage in Rural and Urban Areas Author(s): Jennifer King, George M. Holmes Research center: North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center Topics: Children, Health insurance and the uninsured Date: 05 / 2011 This findings brief compares changes in health insurance coverage for non-elderly Americans in rural areas to changes in urban areas during the recent economic recession.