Health care coverage, affordability, and access among rural and urban adults ages 50 to 64

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