• Current Projects - (3)
• Completed Projects - (1)
• Publications - (5)

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Current Projects - (3)

• Non-Metropolitan/Metropolitan Differences in Barriers to Care and Utilization of Preventive Care and Wellness Visits Among Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage
  This project proposes to use the Medicare Current Beneficiaries Survey to examine differences across geography and plan type (Medicare Advantage vs. traditional) with regards to barriers to care (e.g., costs) and use of preventive services (e.g., flu shot).
  Research center: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
  Topics: Health services, Healthcare access, Medicare Advantage (MA)
  
• Retention and Expansion of Hospital Services Offered by Rural Hospitals After Enrollment in 340B
  The 340B Federal program is designed to provide hospitals with financial stability through provision of drug discounts which may, in turn, allow hospitals to maintain or expand their service line offerings. Using a series of event study analyses over an 11-year period, this study will examine the impact of enrollment in the 340B program on discontinuing services, maintaining services, and adding new services in eligible rural hospitals.
  Research center: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
  Topics: Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Health services, Hospitals and clinics, Pharmacy and prescription drugs
  
• Rural Implications of Increased Medicare Beneficiary Enrollment in ACOs and MA Plans
  This project will leverage Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services data showing the number of Medicare beneficiaries assigned to Accountable Care Organizations, in combination with enrollment in Medicare Advantage in rural counties, to describe implications for rural health care organizations.
  Research center: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
  Topics: Health reform, Healthcare financing, Medicare, Medicare Advantage (MA)
  

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Completed Projects - (1)

• The Rural/Urban Impact of Insurance Coverage Changes
  We examined the impacts of changes in health insurance coverage during the last several years on use of health services and health outcomes separately for rural and urban areas. Due to differences in demand and supply level factors, we hypothesized that the effects of coverage changes differ by rural/urban status.
  Research center: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
  Topics: Health services, Private health insurance
  

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Publications - (5)