Research Alert: April 17, 2018

Characteristics, Healthcare Use Patterns of 2012 Rural Medicaid Recipients

This research alert contains two policy briefs.

The first brief, Characteristics of Rural Medicaid Recipients, 2012, 35 States, examines the characteristics of Medicaid enrollees prior to Medicaid expansion in 2014, using enrollment and claims data from the Medicaid Analytic Extract Files. This sample allowed for a detailed examination of Medicaid populations in the pre-Medicaid expansion period.

The second brief, Health Care Utilization Patterns of Rural Medicaid Recipients, 2012, 35 States, looks at inpatient and other institutional encounters among individuals enrolled in Medicaid prior to expansion in 2014, using enrollment and claims data from the Medicaid Analytic Extract Files. All Medicaid-covered individuals, institutionalized and living in the community, are included.

Additional Resources of Interest:

• More information about the Rural and Minority Health Research Center
• More information from the Rural Health Information Hub's topic guide: Rural Health Disparities