Rural uninsured and rural underinsured resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2012 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/topics/insurance/uninsured.php Presents results from a survey revealing data on uninsured adults and children living in poverty. Describes how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will work to reduce these uninsured rates. -- Commonwealth Fund http://www.commonwealthfund.org/~/media/Files/Publications/Issue%20Brief/2012/Feb/1579_collins_income_divide_tracking_brief.pdf Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:13:38 CST http://www.commonwealthfund.org/~/media/Files/Publications/Issue%20Brief/2012/Feb/1579_collins_income_divide_tracking_brief.pdf Adults in low - and moderate - income families are more likely to be uninsured, to lack a regular source of health care, and to struggle to get the health care they need compared to those in higher-income families, according to a new Commonwealth Fund survey. http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Publications/Issue-Briefs/2012/Feb/Income-Divide.aspx Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:00:34 CST http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Publications/Issue-Briefs/2012/Feb/Income-Divide.aspx Examines health needs of rural populations, and how well the health care system addresses them. Presents new data on rural care quality; on theviews of people living in rural areas; rural networks; rural telemedicine; and what their physicians see as the major challenges to overcome. This is the sixth in a series of working papers by UnitedHealth Group focusing on health reform topics. -- UnitedHealth Center for Health Reform and Modernization http://www.unitedhealthgroup.com/hrm/UNH_WorkingPaper6.pdf Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:34:50 CST http://www.unitedhealthgroup.com/hrm/UNH_WorkingPaper6.pdf Examines access to care and service use among non-elderly, uninsured rural and urban residents compared to each other and to their insured counterparts. -- Maine Rural Health Research Center http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/rural/pb/Rural-Healthcare-Access-Use.pdf Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:52:26 CST http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/rural/pb/Rural-Healthcare-Access-Use.pdf Provides basic facts that explain why so many people in America lack health coverage and how being uninsured affects their health and financial security. -- Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured http://www.kff.org/uninsured/upload/7806-04.pdf Fri, 16 Sep 2011 09:10:40 CST http://www.kff.org/uninsured/upload/7806-04.pdf Provides the latest income, poverty, and health insurance data from the Current Population Survey. -- U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/p60-239.pdf Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:21:06 CST http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/p60-239.pdf A consumer website that provides one-stop shopping access for health care information that includes: federal and state public policies, comparison of private coverage and option plans, and personal health tools. -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://www.healthcare.gov/ Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:29:01 CST http://www.healthcare.gov/ An analysis of the Patient Protection and Affordable Coverage Act (as amended on December 19, 2009 by the Senate Majority Leaders Managers Amendment) using statistics and data to identify how it would reduce the number of uninsured in non-metropolitan areas. -- RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis http://www.rupri.org/Forms/McBride_Insurance_Amended_Dec09.pdf Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:07:39 CST http://www.rupri.org/Forms/McBride_Insurance_Amended_Dec09.pdf Provides publications, information, resources, and referrals about health care services for medically underserved individuals and populations. -- Health Resources and Services Administration http://ask.hrsa.gov/ Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:53:37 CST http://ask.hrsa.gov/ Examines arguments for a public health insurance plan, how the public health insurance plan would address the health care challenges that exist for rural areas, and how the choice of a public health insurance plan option is important to the viability of rural America. -- Center for Rural Affairs http://www.cfra.org/newsrelease/2009/07/23/why-rural-america-needs-public-health-insurance-plan Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:22:47 CST http://www.cfra.org/newsrelease/2009/07/23/why-rural-america-needs-public-health-insurance-plan Presents the results of state and county analysis of unemployment rates nationally in urban and rural (non-metropolitan) areas over the period 2007-February 2009 and discusses the impact of rising unemployment on uninsurance in rural areas and their combined impact on the need for health care reform. -- RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis http://www.unmc.edu/ruprihealth/Pubs/b2009-6%20Rising%20Unemployment%20Leading%20to%20More%20Uninsured.pdf Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:44:15 CST http://www.unmc.edu/ruprihealth/Pubs/b2009-6%20Rising%20Unemployment%20Leading%20to%20More%20Uninsured.pdf Uses a health insurance model to compare the effects of a building blocks approach on health insurance coverage and health spending, focusing on the geographic differences (by metropolitan and non-metropolitan) of this approach. -- RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis http://www.unmc.edu/ruprihealth/Pubs/b2009-5%20Building%20Blocks%20Approach%20to%20Covering%20the%20Uninsured.pdf Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:41:14 CST http://www.unmc.edu/ruprihealth/Pubs/b2009-5%20Building%20Blocks%20Approach%20to%20Covering%20the%20Uninsured.pdf Provides information on the health insurancestatus of rural Americans under the age of 65. Includes recent estimates and changes since 1997 in rural health insurance coverage; differences in the demographic, socio-economic, employment and other risk factors for uninsurance among rural and urban residents; demographic and economic characteristics and employment differences of the rural and urban uninsured; and policy implications for covering the rural uninsured. -- Maine Rural Health Research Center http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/rural/Rural-Health-Insurance-Chartbook-2009.pdf Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:19:50 CST http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/rural/Rural-Health-Insurance-Chartbook-2009.pdf Suggests that rural workers can benefit if states adjust their unemployment insurance plans to include part-time employees because, on average, there is a higher number of part-time employees in rural areas. -- Carsey Institute http://www.carseyinstitute.unh.edu/publications/IB-UI-09.pdf Tue, 26 May 2009 12:44:12 CST http://www.carseyinstitute.unh.edu/publications/IB-UI-09.pdf Details health insurance coverage in rural America. Includes how rural citizens get insurance coverage and how it differs from urban America, reviews research that explores obstacles in attaining health insurance, addresses the problem of underinsurance, and explores the impact of inadequate financing for health care and its effects on the community. -- Center for Rural Affairs http://files.cfra.org/pdf/Causes-and-Consequences-of-Rural-Uninsured.pdf Tue, 05 May 2009 13:02:42 CST http://files.cfra.org/pdf/Causes-and-Consequences-of-Rural-Uninsured.pdf Assesses how uninsured rates and sources of coverage have changed since the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) was enacted. Compares the health insurance coverage of rural and urban residents in 1997 and 2005. Discusses implications for health insurance reform -- Maine Rural Health Research Center http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/rural/pb/Rural-Public-Health-Insurance.pdf Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:20:22 CST http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/rural/pb/Rural-Public-Health-Insurance.pdf Grants to support children with disabilities and healthcare for the uninsured. -- CVS Caremark http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1659 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:08:43 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1659 Map and state-by-state summary of state efforts to provide health insurance coverage for children. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/uninsured/kcmu051607oth.cfm Wed, 16 May 2007 15:38:16 CST http://www.kff.org/uninsured/kcmu051607oth.cfm Provides summaries of current and completed rural health research projects and related publications addressing the topic of health insurance and the uninsured, produced by the Office of Rural Health Policy's funded rural health research centers. -- Rural Health Research Gateway http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/topics/100000032/ Wed, 02 May 2007 13:18:44 CST http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/topics/100000032/ Multiple studies have demonstrated that rural residents, particularly those living far from urban areas, have high uninsured rates. However, even those with private health insurance coverage can be at risk of having high out-of-pocket health care costs. Understanding the degree to which rural residents are "underinsured" has important implications for rural health policy and practice. -- Maine Rural Health Research Center http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/rural/pb33.pdf Thu, 09 Nov 2006 00:00:00 CST http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/rural/pb33.pdf Contains links to recent resources on health insurance coverage and the uninsured. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/uninsured/resources.cfm Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.kff.org/uninsured/resources.cfm Works with states to plan, execute, and maintain health insurance expansions, as well as to improve the availability and affordability of health care coverage. -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation http://www.statecoverage.org Wed, 12 Apr 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.statecoverage.org