Will Health Insurance Marketplaces Deliver Affordable Options in Rural America

This project analyzes early Health Insurance Marketplaces plan and premium data by geographic region, controlling for state policy decisions, to assess the degree to which affordable health insurance will be available through individual and/or small business marketplaces.

Publications

• Geographic Variation in Premiums in Health Insurance Marketplaces
  Policy Brief
  RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
  Date: 08/2014
  This policy brief analyzes the 2014 premiums of health insurance plans available in the new marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act.
• A Guide to Understanding the Variation in Premiums in Rural Health Insurance Marketplaces
  Policy Brief
  RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
  Date: 05/2014
  This brief provides a framework for assessing variations in the premiums of plans offered in the Health Insurance Marketplaces across geography.
• Rural Implications of the Blueprints for State-Based Health Insurance Marketplaces
  Report
  RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
  Date: 09/2014
  This report presents various states' approaches to the Health Insurance Marketplace, including service and rating areas, network adequacy requirements, rural consumer outreach, rural representation on the marketplace governing board, certification and oversight of Qualified Health Plans, and design of the Small Business Health Options Program.