Rural health insurance 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/ In an article in today's Health Affairs and an accompanying issue brief, Commonwealth Fund researchers lay out a plan that would insure 44 million of the estimated 48 million uninsured Americans in 2008. http://www.commonwealthfund.org/newsroom/newsroom_show.htm?doc_id=684844 Tue, 13 May 2008 08:47:46 CST http://www.commonwealthfund.org/newsroom/newsroom_show.htm?doc_id=684844 In response to questions from states, and noting that it is imperative that the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) cover the lowest-income children first and prevent substitution of public health benefits over private insurance coverage, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today addressed state questions about the CMS review strategy to achieve those goals. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8639 Mon, 12 May 2008 09:33:34 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8639 Americans who get health insurance for their families through their jobs have seen their premiums increase 10 times faster than their income in recent years, according to a new analysis of government data by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. http://www.rwjf.org/newsroom/newsreleasesdetail.jsp?productid=28698&typeid=160 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:55:45 CST http://www.rwjf.org/newsroom/newsreleasesdetail.jsp?productid=28698&typeid=160 Health care costs rank among Americans’ top personal economic problems, and their struggles to deal with those costs have affected both their financial well-being and their family’s health care, a new Kaiser Family Foundation poll finds. http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/h08_pomr042908nr.cfm Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:47:06 CST http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/h08_pomr042908nr.cfm The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured reports that as the country faces another economic downturn, many states are scrambling to deal with the impact of poor economic conditions on programs, like Medicaid and the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), that are reliant on state funding. http://www.kff.org/medicaid/kcmu042808pkg.cfm Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:29:04 CST http://www.kff.org/medicaid/kcmu042808pkg.cfm Working to reduce the ranks of Americas medically disenfranchised by preserving, strengthening and expanding health centers from a stable base to reach a total of 30 million patients by the year 2015. -- National Association of Community Health Centers http://www.nachc.com/access-for-america.cfm Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:27:29 CST http://www.nachc.com/access-for-america.cfm 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, 29 Feb 2008 13:44:58 CST http://statecoverage.net/pdf/StateofStates2008.pdf A set of tables providing detailed information about health insurance coverage of the U.S. nonelderly population in 2006. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/uninsured/upload/2006%5FDATA%20%5FUPDATE.pdf Wed, 02 Jan 2008 18:48:39 CST http://www.kff.org/uninsured/upload/2006%5FDATA%20%5FUPDATE.pdf Provides a detailed analysis of who the uninsured Americans are, where they live, how long they have been without health coverage, andtheir demographic characteristics. -- Families USA http://familiesusa.org/assets/pdfs/wrong-direction.pdf Wed, 02 Jan 2008 18:11:46 CST http://familiesusa.org/assets/pdfs/wrong-direction.pdf Explores the different health insurance coverage options and how they improve quality and efficiency as well as gain control over spiraling health care costs. -- Commonwealth Fund http://www.commonwealthfund.org/usr%5Fdoc/Collins%5Froadmaphltinsforall%5F1066.pdf?section=4039 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 18:04:17 CST http://www.commonwealthfund.org/usr%5Fdoc/Collins%5Froadmaphltinsforall%5F1066.pdf?section=4039 Policy brief reporting findings from a study assessing health insurance coverage and access to health care among American Indian and Alaska Native elders (Native elders), using data from a national survey that included more than 8,300 Native elders. -- Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center http://www.uppermidwestrhrc.org/pdf/policybrief_native_elders.pdf Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:26:35 CST http://www.uppermidwestrhrc.org/pdf/policybrief_native_elders.pdf Provides Census data on the number of uninsured Americans. -- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities http://www.cbpp.org/8-28-07health.pdf Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:47:49 CST http://www.cbpp.org/8-28-07health.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 09:45:51 CST http://www.kff.org/uninsured/loader.cfm?url=/commonspot/security/getfile.cfm&PageID=23486 Issue brief describing health insurance coverage among farmers and ranchers. Based on a survey of non-corporate farm and ranch operators in seven states: Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. -- Access Project http://www.accessproject.org/adobe/issue_brief_no_1.pdf Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:12:49 CST http://www.accessproject.org/adobe/issue_brief_no_1.pdf Research and policy brief examining patterns of health insurance coverage within rural families and comparing family-level insurance status for rural and urban families. -- Maine Rural Health Research Center http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/rural/pb34.pdf Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:35:40 CST http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/rural/pb34.pdf Describes ways that states across the country are expanding affordable, quality health coverage to more people. -- Families USA http://www.familiesusa.org/resources/state-information/expansions/ Thu, 23 Aug 2007 10:44:47 CST http://www.familiesusa.org/resources/state-information/expansions/ Answers key questions that explain the ongoing policy debate on the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). -- Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7675.pdf Wed, 25 Jul 2007 08:49:24 CST http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7675.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 12:08:25 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1659 Highlights the lessons on covering children that have emerged from nearly 10 years of experience in the SCHIP program and lays out the major issues for SCHIP reauthorization. -- Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7628.pdf Mon, 11 Jun 2007 16:01:02 CST http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7628.pdf Provides the latest data on SCHIP enrollment trends nationally and across the states and includes findings from structured interviews with directors from ten states. -- Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7642.pdf Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:56:07 CST http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7642.pdf Examines the eleven states with programs that cover parents with SCHIP funds and considers them within the context of the states efforts to cover children. The information is based on a survey of these eleven states that was conducted in March-April 2007. -- Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7644.pdf Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:12:33 CST http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7644.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 15:08:35 CST http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7640.pdf An online resource that offers free and convenient access to charts on various health care themes developed by The Commonwealth Fund. -- Commonwealth Fund http://www.commonwealthfund.org/chartcart/ Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:05:40 CST http://www.commonwealthfund.org/chartcart/ Includes information about childrens health insurance coverage and SCHIP in different sections including a background brief, key data, policy research, webcasts/presentations, and key organizations. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kaiseredu.org/topics_im.asp?id=704&imID=1&parentID=65 Thu, 17 May 2007 13:23:14 CST http://www.kaiseredu.org/topics_im.asp?id=704&imID=1&parentID=65 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 15:38:33 CST http://www.kff.org/uninsured/kcmu051607oth.cfm Discusses health insurance coverage for children and reports that the experience of children in small towns and rural areas often differs from the experience of their big-city counterparts. In rural America, more than one-third of all children rely on SCHIP and Medicaid for health care. -- Carsey Institute http://www.carseyinstitute.unh.edu/documents/RuralChildHealth_final.pdf Thu, 10 May 2007 10:34:44 CST http://www.carseyinstitute.unh.edu/documents/RuralChildHealth_final.pdf 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 13:42:48 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 13:18:54 CST http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/topics/100000032/ Provides links to many resources on the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) including interactive resources, fact sheets, reports and testimony. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/medicaid/schipresources.cfm Mon, 09 Apr 2007 13:55:01 CST http://www.kff.org/medicaid/schipresources.cfm Covers the basics of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) including who is eligible, what services are covered, cost sharing issues, and how SCHIP is financed. -- National Health Policy Forum http://www.nhpf.org/pdfs_basics/Basics_SCHIP.pdf Tue, 03 Apr 2007 09:19:45 CST http://www.nhpf.org/pdfs_basics/Basics_SCHIP.pdf