Rural health insurance 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/ 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 10:00:27 CST http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Publications/Issue-Briefs/2012/Feb/Income-Divide.aspx Health insurance premium increases in five states have been deemed unreasonable by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced yesterday. http://www.raconline.org/news/details.php?news_id=17167 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:33:41 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/details.php?news_id=17167 U.S. spending on health care grew 3.9% in 2010 to $2.6 trillion, slightly surpassing the record-low 3.8% growth in 2009, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported today. http://www.raconline.org/news/details.php?news_id=17140 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:22:54 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/details.php?news_id=17140 Webinar, presented by Ronnie Musgrove, discusses recommendations on various aspects of the Affordable Care Act to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/webinars/ Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:55:41 CST http://www.raconline.org/webinars/ Uses data from the 2008, 2009, and 2010 American Community Survey to document changes in rates of childrens health insurance, between private and public. Found that rural places experienced declines in rates of private healthinsurance for children. -- Carsey Institute http://www.carseyinstitute.unh.edu/CarseySearch/search.php?id=181 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:15:25 CST http://www.carseyinstitute.unh.edu/CarseySearch/search.php?id=181 Presents policy recommendations from the National Advisory Committee regarding key provisions from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. -- National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/rural/whitepaperexchanges032011.pdf Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:02:05 CST http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/rural/whitepaperexchanges032011.pdf Webinar, presented by Andrew Coburn and Bill Oemichen, discusses Consumer-Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) programs and their potential effect on rural healthcare delivery systems. -- State Health Access Reform Evaluation http://www.raconline.org/webinars/101911.php Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:22:31 CST http://www.raconline.org/webinars/101911.php Reviews the basic profile of the uninsured population, how they receive care, the latest trends in health insurance coverage, and what the options are for increasing coverage. Includes Supplemental Data Tables. -- Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured http://www.kff.org/uninsured/upload/7451-07.pdf Fri, 14 Oct 2011 08:54:45 CST http://www.kff.org/uninsured/upload/7451-07.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 11:20:43 CST http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/p60-239.pdf Loans to foster the creation of new consumer-governed, private, nonprofit health insurance issuers, known as CO-OPs. -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2667 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:18:48 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2667 Includes figures and tables providing information about health insurance coverage, plus the social, economic, and health status of nonelderly, children, nonelderly adults, and working adults. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://facts.kff.org/chartbook.aspx?cb=57 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 08:59:10 CST http://facts.kff.org/chartbook.aspx?cb=57 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 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:11:44 CST http://www.unitedhealthgroup.com/hrm/UNH_WorkingPaper6.pdf Uses 2008 and 2009 data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) to examine changes in overall insurance coverage rates, changes in types of coverage, and differences by region, state or territory, and place type (including rural designation). -- Carsey Institute http://www.carseyinstitute.unh.edu/publications/IB-Bean-Health-Insurance.pdf Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:59:25 CST http://www.carseyinstitute.unh.edu/publications/IB-Bean-Health-Insurance.pdf Examines how the Affordable Care Act benefits young adults, specifically those in rural areas, with provisions that include the ability to remain on their parents policies, the creation of health insurance marketplaces, the elimination of pre-existing conditions, and incentives for employers to provide coverage. -- Center for Rural Affairs http://files.cfra.org/pdf/health-care-young-adults.pdf Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:49:41 CST http://files.cfra.org/pdf/health-care-young-adults.pdf Assesses the opportunities and challenges of usingthe Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) program to address the limitations ofthe rural private health insurance market. -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation http://www.shadac.org/files/shadac/publications/CO-OPsInRuralMarkets.pdf Thu, 30 Jun 2011 10:31:16 CST http://www.shadac.org/files/shadac/publications/CO-OPsInRuralMarkets.pdf Compares changes in health insurance coverage for non-elderly Americans in rural areas to changes in urban areas during the recent economic recession. -- North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center (Cecil G. Sheps Center) http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/pubs/finding_brief/FB100.pdf Tue, 28 Jun 2011 08:44:20 CST http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/pubs/finding_brief/FB100.pdf Examines insurance coverage (including designations for private insurance vs. Medicaid and other public sources, plus uninsured rates) and access to care among the nonelderly population residing in Primary Care HPSAs (Health Professional Shortage Areas). -- Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured http://www.kff.org/insurance/upload/8161.pdf Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:45:33 CST http://www.kff.org/insurance/upload/8161.pdf Provides information about the health insurance coverage challenges that rural workers may face. Explores the impact of employment status changes on insurance coverage for rural versus urban workers. Identifies opportunities for implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in rural areas. -- Maine Rural Health Research Center http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/rural/pb/job-transitions-rural-health-insurance.pdf Tue, 26 Apr 2011 08:32:51 CST http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/rural/pb/job-transitions-rural-health-insurance.pdf Webinar, presented by Keith Mueller, discusses the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) or (ACA) and how it could affect rural residents, providers and their communities. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/webinars/033011.php Wed, 06 Apr 2011 09:27:02 CST http://www.raconline.org/webinars/033011.php Discusses data from the 2008 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) that shows how Medigap is particularly important to low- and moderate-income beneficiaries, especially those living in rural areas. Medigap supplemental coverage helps Medicare beneficiaries fill gaps in their benefits. -- AHIP Center for Policy and Research http://www.ahipresearch.org/pdfs/MedigapLowIncomeRuralReport2010.pdf Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:05:11 CST http://www.ahipresearch.org/pdfs/MedigapLowIncomeRuralReport2010.pdf Explores the impact of changes in employment status on insurance coverage for rural and urban workers. -- Muskie School of Public Service Institute for Health Policy http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/rural/pb/job-transitions-rural-health-insurance.pdf Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:24:52 CST http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/rural/pb/job-transitions-rural-health-insurance.pdf Explores the impact of changes in employment status on insurance coverage for rural and urban workers. -- Muskie School of Public Service Institute for Health Policy http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/rural/WP46/employment-transitions-rural-health-insurance.pdf Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:11:25 CST http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/rural/WP46/employment-transitions-rural-health-insurance.pdf Testimony presented before the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) Program Advisory Board on the Affordable Care Acts CO-OP Program with a focus on rural. -- Commonwealth Fund http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Publications.aspx Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:38:45 CST http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Publications.aspx Presents the results of a survey involving 257Missouri farmers and ranchers to gather data about their health insurance and the burden that health care expenses are placing on farm and ranch families. -- Access Project http://www.accessproject.org/adobe/HealthCareInTheHeartland.pdf Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:24:43 CST http://www.accessproject.org/adobe/HealthCareInTheHeartland.pdf Assists state insurance regulators, in serving the public interest and achieving the following insurance regulatory goals in a responsive, efficient and cost effective manner: protect the public interest; promote competitive markets; facilitate the fair and equitable treatment of insurance consumers; promote the reliability, solvency and financial solidity of insurance institutions; and support and improve state regulation of insurance. Provides a directory of state insurance commissioners. http://www.naic.org/index.htm Wed, 03 Nov 2010 18:33:37 CST http://www.naic.org/index.htm Summarizes six issue areas of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and discusses implications for access to services and improving the health status of rural residents. These issue areas are: health insurance coverage; Medicare and Medicaid payment; quality, financing, and delivery system reform; public health; healthcare workforce; and long-term care. -- Rural Policy Research Institute Rural Health Panel http://www.rupri.org/Forms/Health_PPACAImpacts_Sept2010.pdf Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:34:25 CST http://www.rupri.org/Forms/Health_PPACAImpacts_Sept2010.pdf Offers information on food stamps, Medicaid, CHIP, TANF and child care. -- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=1414 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:00:56 CST http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=1414 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 14:28:41 CST http://www.healthcare.gov/ Provides access to national and state-level statistics and trends regarding employer-based health insurance, about health insurance offered by private establishments, plus national and regional health insurance estimates for State and local governments. -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/survey_comp/Insurance.jsp Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:34:23 CST http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/survey_comp/Insurance.jsp Describes the prevalence of small businesses in rural areas and summarizes provisions in the new health care reform law that will have an effect on small businesses. -- Center for Rural Affairs http://files.cfra.org/pdf/Small-Business-Health-Care.pdf Fri, 07 May 2010 13:58:58 CST http://files.cfra.org/pdf/Small-Business-Health-Care.pdf