Rural uninsured and rural underinsured resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2008 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/insurance/uninsured.php The Commonwealth Fund reports that a new series of health-related webcasts for journalists debuts next week with a spotlight on the growing problem of the underinsuredthose who have insurance but are still at risk for substantial out-of-pocket expenses. http://www.commonwealthfund.org/newsroom/newsroom_show.htm?doc_id=691965 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:53:44 CST http://www.commonwealthfund.org/newsroom/newsroom_show.htm?doc_id=691965 AHA News reports that one in five Americans reported forgoing or delaying medical care in 2007, up from one in seven in 2003, according to a new survey by the Center for Studying Health System Change. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8865 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:38:45 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8865 AHA News reports that despite declining fiscal conditions, about half of governors have proposed expanding health coverage for the uninsured in their fiscal 2009 budgets, according to a state fiscal survey released Friday. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8843 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:15:41 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8843 Philadelphia Inquirer, (PA) article tells how Tioga County has Pennsylvania's highest proportion of uninsured residents, and like many other depressed areas, it suffers from high unemployment, low income and high rates of chronic disease. http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20080622_Health-care_fault_line_in_rural_counties.html Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:57:53 CST http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20080622_Health-care_fault_line_in_rural_counties.html The number of underinsured adults, those with health insurance all year, but also very high medical expenses relative to their incomes, rose by 60 percent between 2003 and 2007, from 16 million to more than 25 million, according to a new Commonwealth Fund study released today as a Health Affairs Web Exclusive. http://www.commonwealthfund.org/usr_doc/Underinsured_FINAL__3__2.pdf?section=4059 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:05:01 CST http://www.commonwealthfund.org/usr_doc/Underinsured_FINAL__3__2.pdf?section=4059 Buffalo News, (NY) article reports that a planned regional network offering low-cost preventive health services to the uninsured is getting a big boost, with six community hospitals and five independent pediatrician groups agreeing to participate. http://www.buffalonews.com/145/story/361315.html Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:59:45 CST http://www.buffalonews.com/145/story/361315.html Discusses the number of uninsured in each state. Includes a section on Access Barriers Persist in Rural Areas on pages 12-13. -- AcademyHealth http://statecoverage.net/pdf/StateofStates2008.pdf Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:13:24 CST http://statecoverage.net/pdf/StateofStates2008.pdf Reports on the greater risk of death due to the absence of health insurance and illustrates its general order of magnitude. -- Urban Institute http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/411588_uninsured_dying.pdf Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:11:53 CST http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/411588_uninsured_dying.pdf Presents estimates on the uninsured in America under age 65 for calendar years 1996 through 2005, as well as the first half of 2006. -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data%5Ffiles/publications/st169/stat169.pdf Wed, 02 Jan 2008 19:58:15 CST http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data%5Ffiles/publications/st169/stat169.pdf Information on rural-urban differences in health insurance coverage and differences in socio-economic and employment characteristics of those living in rural versus urban counties. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/uninsured/loader.cfm?url=/commonspot/security/getfile.cfm&PageID=23486 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 09:45:33 CST http://www.kff.org/uninsured/loader.cfm?url=/commonspot/security/getfile.cfm&PageID=23486 Provides the latest income, poverty, and health insurance data from the Current Population Survey. Includes state level data. -- U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/prod/2007pubs/p60-233.pdf Mon, 08 Oct 2007 13:33:08 CST http://www.census.gov/prod/2007pubs/p60-233.pdf Grants to support children with disabilities and healthcare for the uninsured. -- CVS Caremark http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1659 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:08:43 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1659 Examines health coverage, access and the financial impacts of health care for low-income parents and their families. -- Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured http://www.kff.org/uninsured/upload/7662.pdf Mon, 02 Jul 2007 11:18:19 CST http://www.kff.org/uninsured/upload/7662.pdf Discusses the differences in insurance coverage among adolescent age groups. -- Independent Living Research Utilization http://www.incenterstrategies.org/jan07/factsheet4.pdf Mon, 11 Jun 2007 16:17:45 CST http://www.incenterstrategies.org/jan07/factsheet4.pdf Explores low-income parents knowledge of Medicaid and SCHIP, their interest in enrolling their children, and the factors that pose barriers to their participation. -- Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7640.pdf Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:05:59 CST http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7640.pdf Summarizes testimony by the Center for Ameircan Progress (CAP) Senior Fellows Tom Daschle and Jeanne Lambrew in Congress about Americans livingand dyingwithout health insurance. -- Center for American Progress http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2007/04/health_hearing.html Sat, 09 Jun 2007 09:53:08 CST http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2007/04/health_hearing.html Overview of organized programs that provide access to prescription drugs for the uninsured. Focuses on manufacturer-sponsored pharmacy assistanceprograms (PAPs) and the federal 340B drug pricing program. -- National Health Policy Forum http://www.nhpf.org/pdfs_bp/BP_DrugSafetyNet_05-09-07.pdf Thu, 17 May 2007 09:23:56 CST http://www.nhpf.org/pdfs_bp/BP_DrugSafetyNet_05-09-07.pdf 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 The highlights of a Commonwealth Fund survey of experts on issues related to reauthorization of the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) in 2007. -- Commonwealth Fund http://www.commonwealthfund.org/usr_doc/Shea_hltcareopinionleadersSCHIP_databrief_1024.pdf Mon, 07 May 2007 13:44:43 CST http://www.commonwealthfund.org/usr_doc/Shea_hltcareopinionleadersSCHIP_databrief_1024.pdf 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/ Documents that people who are uninsured receive less care and have worse outcomes following an accident or the onset of a new chronic condition than those with insurance. -- American Medical Association http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/297/10/1073?ijkey=n3EAhc0mdQ3nc&keytype=ref&siteid=amajnls Mon, 26 Mar 2007 10:31:09 CST http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/297/10/1073?ijkey=n3EAhc0mdQ3nc&keytype=ref&siteid=amajnls Summarizes the health coverage of low-income parents, including recent trends, and discusses the current policy challenges related to expanding care for this population. -- Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured http://www.kff.org/uninsured/upload/7616.pdf Wed, 07 Mar 2007 11:03:34 CST http://www.kff.org/uninsured/upload/7616.pdf Includes detailed tables showing the characteristics of the uninsured by population group and eligibility status for Medicaid and SCHIP. Reports that a quarter of the uninsured are eligible for public programs but not enrolled. The eligible uninsured population is largely composed of low-income children and parents who would benefit from increased outreach for Medicaid and SCHIP. -- Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured http://www.kff.org/uninsured/upload/7613.pdf Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:44:09 CST http://www.kff.org/uninsured/upload/7613.pdf Explores state progress in expanding health insurance coverage programs and highlights the most recent innovations in health coverage expansion. http://www.nga.org/Files/pdf/0609HEALTHCOVERAGE.PDF Mon, 08 Jan 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nga.org/Files/pdf/0609HEALTHCOVERAGE.PDF 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 Discusses the impact that welfare reform had on health insurance coverage for rural and urban areas. Includes information on employment status and health insurance coverage. -- RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis http://www.unmc.edu/ruprihealth/Pubs/PB2005-6.pdf Wed, 11 Oct 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.unmc.edu/ruprihealth/Pubs/PB2005-6.pdf Provides detailed estimates for the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized non-elderly (under age 65) population that was uninsured for the entire 2000 - 2003 period and identifies groups most at risk of lacking any coverage over that four-year period. -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_files/publications/st123/stat123.pdf Wed, 11 Oct 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_files/publications/st123/stat123.pdf Final recommendations by the Citizens' Health Care Working Group to Congress and the President. The recommendations describe a vision and plan for achieving broad-based change in health care in America. Addresses health care cost, coverage and access. -- Citizens' Health Care Working Group http://www.citizenshealthcare.gov/recommendations/finalrecs.php Tue, 26 Sep 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.citizenshealthcare.gov/recommendations/finalrecs.php Examines the differences in the estimates of the uninsured population from three major surveys and finds that the estimates are actually more consistent than what is often perceived. In addition, the analysis shows that who the uninsured are does not vary much across national surveys. -- Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured http://www.kff.org/uninsured/upload/7553.pdf Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.kff.org/uninsured/upload/7553.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