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  • Title: The health care experiences of rural Medicaid beneficiaries.
    Author: Long SK, King J, Coughlin TA.
    Journal: J Health Care Poor Underserved; 2006 Aug; 17(3):575-91. PubMed ID: 16960323.
    Abstract:
    Medicaid plays a vital role in rural America, yet, because of data limitations, little research exists on the health care experiences of low-income rural adults. We use data from the National Survey of America's Families, with its oversample of low-income populations, to examine differences in access to and use of care between urban and rural Medicaid beneficiaries, and between Medicaid beneficiaries and low-income privately insured adults in urban and rural areas. We find evidence that access to care under Medicaid is worse than under private insurance in both urban and rural areas; however, Medicaid beneficiaries have a more consistent level of access across urban and rural areas than do low-income privately insured people.
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