New Rural Insurance Chartbook Released by RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis

The RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis released An Insurance Profile of Rural America: A Chart Book. READ the CHART BOOK HERE Over the past decade, health insurance coverage has changed in major ways in rural areas with shifts towards public and publicly subsidized coverage among the nonelderly – Medicaid, Marketplace plans — and …

RUPRI Health Center Releases New Report on Health Insurance Marketplaces.

The RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis has released an update on Health Insurance Marketplaces: Issuer Participation Trends in Non-Metropolitan Places, 2014-22. Read the Report Here. Key Findings Include: Non-metropolitan counties (counties classified as either micropolitan or noncore using urban influence codes) have had less marketplace participation than metropolitan counties since their implementation in …

Insuring Rural America: Health Insurance Challenges and Opportunities. RUPRI Health Panel. July 2018.

This paper discusses the realities and challenges of designing a market structure that will result in affordable health insurance being offered in rural markets, and reviews the rural implications of policies affecting rural health insurance markets and health systems. Written by Keith J. Mueller (PhD), Charlie Alfero (MA), Andrew F. Coburn (PhD), Jennifer P. Lundblad …