Rural implications of Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Brief (State Health Access Data Assistance Center, University of Minnesota. State Health Access Reform Evaluation)
- Author(s):
- Ziller, Erika, author Lenardson, Jennifer, author Coburn, Andrew, author
- Contributor(s):
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, issuing body. State Health Access Data Assistance Center, University of Minnesota. State Health Access Reform Evaluation, issuing body.
- Publication:
- [Minneapolis, Minn.] : State Health Access Reform Evaluation, February 2015
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Insurance, Health -- statistics & numerical data Medicaid -- trends Rural Health Services Eligibility Determination Forecasting Health Services Accessibility -- statistics & numerical data Health Status Insurance Coverage Medicaid -- statistics & numerical data Medically Uninsured -- statistics & numerical data Poverty Rural Population -- statistics & numerical data Urban Population -- statistics & numerical data Humans United States United States.
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- In order for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion to effectively meet the needs of rural populations, implementation will need to be based on the underlying differences in rural and urban populations and on the unique needs of rural residents and health systems. Missing information that is critical to informing ACA implementation includes: the extent to which prior public health insurance expansions have covered rural populations; whether rural residents who are expected to be newly eligible for Medicaid in 2014 differ from their urban counterparts; the extent to which rural individuals might differentially benefit from the ACA Medicaid expansion in light of the expansion becoming optional; and whether rural enrollees are likely to have adequate access to primary care. This study addresses these knowledge gaps using the 2007-2011 panels of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), linked with state-level Medicaid policy data and county-level primary care provider data.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-DC license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (6 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101656316 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101656316