Health insurance and the uninsured
Completed Projects
Chronic Illness and the Rural Informal Safety Net: The Case of Diabetes
Research center:
Maine Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Chronic diseases and conditions,
Health insurance and the uninsured
Demand for Medical Services among Previously Uninsured Children: The Role of Rurality
Research center:
South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Children,
Health insurance and the uninsured,
Medicaid and S-CHIP
Effects of Uninsurance during the Preceding 10 Years on Health Status Among Rural Working Age Adults
Research center:
South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topic:
Health insurance and the uninsured
Utilizing data from the 1979 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, the effects of long-term, continuous uninsurance on health status will be analyzed through a comparison of rural and urban populations who were between the ages of 14-22 in 1979.
Emergency Department Use by Medically Indigent Rural Residents
Research center:
South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Emergency medical services (EMS),
Health insurance and the uninsured,
Hospitals and clinics
Health Care for the Uninsured: How Do the Uninsured Use the Rural Safety Net?
Research center:
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topic:
Health insurance and the uninsured
Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Health Services for the Rural Near Elderly
Research center:
Maine Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Aging,
Health insurance and the uninsured,
Health services
Health Insurance Coverage for Rural Americans
Research center:
Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
Funders:
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured,
Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI)
Topics:
Health insurance and the uninsured,
Rural statistics and demographics
Health Insurance Dynamics of Uninsured Rural Families
Research center:
Maine Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topic:
Health insurance and the uninsured
To better understand the dynamics of insurance coverage among rural and urban families, this study will use the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) to compare family health insurance coverage among non-elderly rural and urban families.
Impact of Health Insurance Coverage on Native Elder Health: Implications for Addressing the Health Care Needs of Rural American Indian Elders
Research center:
Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Aging,
American Indians and Alaska Natives,
Frontier health,
Health insurance and the uninsured,
Minority health,
Rural statistics and demographics
This project examined the types of health insurance coverage of rural Native American elders ages 55 and older, and examine how different types of health insurance coverage and lack of health insurance coverage impact access to health care services among Native American elders by geographic location (rural frontier, rural non-frontier and urban).
Insurance Status and Quality of Care for Children in Rural Areas: 1993-2000
Research center:
South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Children,
Health insurance and the uninsured,
Minority health,
Poverty,
Quality
Measuring Rural Underinisurance
Research center:
Maine Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topic:
Health insurance and the uninsured
Patterns of Individual Health Plan Coverage Among Rural Residents
Research center:
Maine Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Health insurance and the uninsured,
Rural statistics and demographics
Premium Assistance Programs: Exploring Public-Private Partnerships as a Vehicle for Expanding Health Insurance to Rural Uninsured
Research center:
North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topic:
Health insurance and the uninsured
This project examines the experience of states that have implemented premium assistance programs in rural areas to determine whether there are certain design features or certain types of rural communities where these programs may be more feasible.
Rural Informal Safety Net: The Development of a Research and Evaluation Design and a Preliminary Assessment
Research center:
North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Health insurance and the uninsured,
Health services
Trends in Uninsurance Among Rural Minority Children
Research center:
South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Children,
Health insurance and the uninsured
This project analyzed trends in health insurance coverage and health services utilization among rural children, in order to ascertain whether the S-CHIP program has positively affected rural children, and whether all rural children, including minority children, have benefited equally.
Uninsurance and Welfare Reform in Rural America
Research center:
Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Health insurance and the uninsured,
Poverty
This project used widely accepted databases to examine the recent history of uninsurance rates in the U.S., focusing on the low-income population that could be eligible for welfare. Additionally, the project concentrated on how welfare reform has impacted the health insurance coverage of welfare recipients and other low-income persons over the period when welfare reform was phased in.
Why Are Health Care Costs Increasing and Is There a Rural Differential in National Data?
Research center:
Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topic:
Health insurance and the uninsured
This project will determine whether growth in health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket spending differs in rural areas as compared to urban areas.
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