Rural Implementation and Impact of Medicaid Expansions (2012)

Principal Investigator: Andrew Coburn, PhD, University of Southern Maine

The aim of this study is to inform federal and state implementation of the Medicaid expansions under the ACA by estimating the size and characteristics of rural residents likely to be newly eligible. The study will provide nationally representative information that identifies the extent to which rural residents live in states that have already expanded coverage to low-income adults; how many eligible individuals have participated; the characteristics of the remaining pool of the rural uninsured; and the potential impact of Medicaid expansions on rural primary care and delivery system capacity.

Publications

Rural Implications of Medicaid Expansion under the Affordable Care Act
(February 2015, Issue Brief)

Key Rural Policy Issues: What Does the Research Say?
(February 2014, Presentation)

Rural Implementation and Impact of Medicaid Expansions
(March 2014, Webinar)

Rural Implications of ACA Medicaid Expansions
(June 2014, Presentation)

Rural Considerations in Establishing Network Adequacy Standards for Qualified Health Plans in State and Regional Health Insurance Exchanges
(February 2013, Journal Article)