Jean Abraham, PhD

Completed Projects - (1)

Rural-Urban Differences in Insurer Participation, Premiums, Health Plan Provider Networks in Federal and State Marketplaces
This two-year project will: 1) measure rural-urban differences in the size, scope, and composition of provider networks affiliated with Marketplace plans; 2) analyze the relationships between provider network size and composition, other benefit design attributes, geographic rating area designations, and premiums; and 3) examine how rural and urban Marketplace-based plan enrollment is affected by plan availability and provider network size and scope.
Research center: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Topic: Private health insurance

Regulating Network Adequacy for Rural Populations: Perspectives of Five States
Policy Brief
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Date: 08/2017
The purpose of this study was to examine how five geographically-diverse states with significant rural populations define "network adequacy" and the degree to which they consider rural issues when regulating networks.

Rural-Urban Differences in Insurer Participation for Marketplace-Based Coverage
Policy Brief
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Date: 08/2016
This policy brief examines the differences between rural and urban counties in terms of the number and composition of insurers in Federally-Facilitated Marketplaces.
Rural Enrollment in the Federally Facilitated Marketplace
Journal Article
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Date: 06/2016
Analyzes the differences in rural and urban enrollment rates in counties across 32 states by using data from the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation of the US Department of Health and Human Services.