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Mueller, Keith J.; Coburn, Andrew F.; MacKinney, Clinton; McBride, Timothy D.; Slifkin, Rebecca T.; Wakefield, Mary K. – Journal of Rural Health, 2005
Sweeping changes to the Medicare program embodied in the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA), including a new prescription drug benefit, changes in payment policies, and reform of the Medicare managed-care program, have major implications for rural health care. The most efficient mechanism for research to…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Focus Groups, Health Services, Policy Formation
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Mueller, Keith J.; Coburn, Andrew F.; MacKinney, A. Clinton; McBride, Timothy D.; Slifkin, Rebecca T.; Wakefield, Mary K. – Journal of Rural Health, 2005
Sweeping changes to the Medicare program embodied in the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA), including a new prescription drug benefit, changes in payment policies, and reform of the Medicare managed-care program, have major implications for rural health care. The most efficient mechanism for research to…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Policy, Access to Health Care, Pharmacy
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Ziller, Erika C.; Coburn, Andrew F.; Anderson, Nathaniel J.; Loux, Stephenie L. – Journal of Rural Health, 2008
Context: Although research shows higher uninsured rates among rural versus urban individuals, prior studies are limited because they do not examine coverage across entire rural families. Purpose: This study uses the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) to compare rural and urban insurance coverage within families, to inform the design of…
Descriptors: Poverty, Tax Credits, Health Insurance, Counties