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RAC collects and facilitates access to documents, journals and other publications from many sources, including these:

Key publications identified in the past 30 days:

Assuring Health Coverage for Rural People Through Health Reform
Author(s): Andrew F. Coburn, A. Clinton MacKinney, Timothy D. McBride, Keith J. Mueller, Rebecca T. Slifkin, Erika Ziller
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) Rural Health Panel
Reports that rural residents have a higher uninsured rate than their urban counterparts, and describes health care reform initiatives that can help improve coverage of rural Americans.
Date: 10 / 2009

More Choices, Better Coverage: Health Insurance Reform for Rural America
Author(s): Julie Chang, Meena Seshamani, Joan Van Nostrand, Jenna Kennedy, Carrie Cochran
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Describes how the economic downturn may increase many of the health and access disparities that are already a problem in rural communities. Presents possible health insurance reform solutions.
Date: 10 / 2009