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Filtering by: Creator Newkirk, Sarah Academic Affiliation School of Biological and Population Health Sciences Degree Field Public Health

Health Service Utilization among Medicaid Enrollees in Oregon : Assessing Variation by Level of Rurality

Creator:

Larson, Annie E.

Abstract:

Research Objective: Nearly 60 million people in the United States reside in a rural area. Residents in rural areas have higher rates of chronic disease, risky health behaviors, disability, infant mortality, and age-adjusted mortality than their urban counterparts. Health insurance and access to care mitigate those risks, in part because...

Resource Type:

Dissertation