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

Consequences of Rural Uninsurance
Research center: Maine Rural Health Research Center
Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topic: Health insurance and the uninsured
This study will assess whether uninsured rural residents have different levels of access to care than their urban counterparts, and the factors associated with any differences (including sub-analyses for individuals with identified chronic conditions). In doing so, it will provide policymakers with critical information for improving rural health systems.

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

Examining Recent Trends and Variation in Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions-related Hospital Expenditures of Rural Americans with Different Health Insurance Coverage and Status
Research center: Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics: Chronic diseases and conditions, Health care financing, Health insurance and the uninsured, Health services
This study documents the national time-trend and regional variation of rural Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSC)-related hospital expenditures by patient insurance coverage/status. The study will also compare the pattern of difference in the ACSC-related expenditures of rural patients with different insurance coverage/status by patient demographic and economic characteristics as well as hospital characteristics.

Expanding Rural Health Insurance Coverage: How Do Insurance Reform Strategies Stack Up?
Research centers: Maine Rural Health 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, Health policy
This purpose of this study is to inform policymakers about the current state of health insurance coverage in rural America, and to assess how specific reform strategies may differentially affect rural residents. Using a combination of analytic strategies, we will provide policymakers and rural health advocates with the necessary tools to develop reform strategies that meet the needs of rural residents.

Financial Impact of Mental Health Services on Rural Individuals and Families
Research center: Maine Rural Health Research Center
Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics: Health care financing, Health insurance and the uninsured, Mental health
This project will use the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) to examine the financial burden that rural residents face in seeking mental health services, compared to urban residents. Implications of financial burden for access to needed mental health services for rural residents will be assessed.

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 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 Employment Transitions on Health Insurance Coverage of Rural Residents
Research center: Maine Rural Health Research Center
Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topic: Health insurance and the uninsured
This project aims to examine rural-urban differences in the proportion of employed adults with private health insurance who experience an employment transition (defined as a change in jobs or hours worked, or no job) and the impact of that change on health insurance status.

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).

Implementation of Health Reform Legislation 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, Health policy, Medicare
The RUPRI Center has developed particular expertise, including the use of simulations, in how changes in public policy that are now part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) affect the rural health care providers and communities. We have published policy briefs and papers related to Medicare Advantage and Part D plans, effects of insurance reform on the percentage of uninsured in rural areas, and effects of changes in physician payment on projected total income of rural primary care physicians. The purpose of this project is to take advantage of RUPRI's capacity for further simulation analysis and empirically based analyses of changes occurring as a result of the PPACA.

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

Premature Mortality: Potential Role of Health Insurance in Moderating Race/Ethnicity and Rural/Urban Disparities
Research center: South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics: Health insurance and the uninsured, Minority health
This project will explore the degree to which lack of health insurance may contribute to high mortality rates among rural minority men and women aged 45-64.

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.

Topics Centers Researchers Other Resources Search		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 Consequences of Rural Uninsurance Research center: Maine Rural Health Research Center Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) Topic: Health insurance and the uninsured This study will assess whether uninsured rural residents have different levels of access to care than their urban counterparts, and the factors associated with any differences (including sub-analyses for individuals with identified chronic conditions). In doing so, it will provide policymakers with critical information for improving rural health systems. 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 Examining Recent Trends and Variation in Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions-related Hospital Expenditures of Rural Americans with Different Health Insurance Coverage and Status Research center: Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) Topics: Chronic diseases and conditions, Health care financing, Health insurance and the uninsured, Health services This study documents the national time-trend and regional variation of rural Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSC)-related hospital expenditures by patient insurance coverage/status. The study will also compare the pattern of difference in the ACSC-related expenditures of rural patients with different insurance coverage/status by patient demographic and economic characteristics as well as hospital characteristics. Expanding Rural Health Insurance Coverage: How Do Insurance Reform Strategies Stack Up? Research centers: Maine Rural Health 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, Health policy This purpose of this study is to inform policymakers about the current state of health insurance coverage in rural America, and to assess how specific reform strategies may differentially affect rural residents. Using a combination of analytic strategies, we will provide policymakers and rural health advocates with the necessary tools to develop reform strategies that meet the needs of rural residents. Financial Impact of Mental Health Services on Rural Individuals and Families Research center: Maine Rural Health Research Center Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) Topics: Health care financing, Health insurance and the uninsured, Mental health This project will use the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) to examine the financial burden that rural residents face in seeking mental health services, compared to urban residents. Implications of financial burden for access to needed mental health services for rural residents will be assessed. 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 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 Employment Transitions on Health Insurance Coverage of Rural Residents Research center: Maine Rural Health Research Center Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) Topic: Health insurance and the uninsured This project aims to examine rural-urban differences in the proportion of employed adults with private health insurance who experience an employment transition (defined as a change in jobs or hours worked, or no job) and the impact of that change on health insurance status. 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). Implementation of Health Reform Legislation 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, Health policy, Medicare The RUPRI Center has developed particular expertise, including the use of simulations, in how changes in public policy that are now part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) affect the rural health care providers and communities. We have published policy briefs and papers related to Medicare Advantage and Part D plans, effects of insurance reform on the percentage of uninsured in rural areas, and effects of changes in physician payment on projected total income of rural primary care physicians. The purpose of this project is to take advantage of RUPRI's capacity for further simulation analysis and empirically based analyses of changes occurring as a result of the PPACA. 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 Premature Mortality: Potential Role of Health Insurance in Moderating Race/Ethnicity and Rural/Urban Disparities Research center: South Carolina Rural Health Research Center Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) Topics: Health insurance and the uninsured, Minority health This project will explore the degree to which lack of health insurance may contribute to high mortality rates among rural minority men and women aged 45-64. 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. Related Topics These related topics also list completed projects: Medicaid and S-CHIP (19 items)

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