Comparing the Health Workforce Provider Mix and the Distance Travelled for Mental Health Services by Rural and Urban Medicare Beneficiaries

Date
08/2020
Journal
Journal of Rural Health
Description

This study used 2014 administrative Medicare claims data to describe the mix of health professionals who care for rural and urban patients with mood and/or anxiety disorders. It further describes where these beneficiaries received care and the one-way distance (miles) and time (minutes) they travelled to receive it.

Center
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Authors
Holly Andrilla, Lisa Garberson, Davis Patterson, Tim Quigley, Eric Larson