Health care coverage, affordability, and access among rural and urban adults ages 50 to 64
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Insight on the issues (AARP Public Policy Institute)
- Author(s):
- Dean, Olivia, author Carter, Beth, author Saunders, Robert C. (Robert Christopher), 1970- author Sheriff, Julia, author Hamlett, Elizabeth, author Nevo, Ori, author Koenig, Lane, author
- Contributor(s):
- Public Policy Institute (AARP (Organization)), issuing body.
- Publication:
- Washington, DC : AARP Public Policy Institute, March 2023
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Costs and Cost Analysis Health Services Accessibility -- statistics & numerical data Insurance Coverage -- statistics & numerical data Insurance Coverage -- trends Middle Aged Rural Population -- statistics & numerical data Urban Population -- statistics & numerical data United States United States.
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- The Affordable Care Act reduced the uninsured rate among adults ages 50 to 64 in both urban and rural areas, though rural areas continue to have higher uninsured rates. Coverage gains among this age group were driven primarily by increased Medicaid enrollment in both urban and rural areas. Nongroup (i.e., individual) health insurance enrollment expanded more among older urban residents than it did among older rural residents. Household income, coverage options, and health insurance premiums likely factor into differences in rural and urban coverage rates. Rural residents ages 50 to 64 are more likely than their urban counterparts to delay or cancel care due to cost.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-ND license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (9 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 9918610385606676 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918610385606676