Report
The Uninsured: An Analysis by Age, Income, and Geography
Rural Policy Brief, 2014-2, RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
02/2014
Abstract
Using the 2010 Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE), we analyze the rural and urban uninsured populations by age, showing that in both places, uninsured rates decline dramatically with age. We find that, within each age group, rural uninsured rates are somewhat lower than urban uninsured rates at income levels below 400% of the Federal Poverty Level. However, since a greater proportion of the rural population falls into the age and income categories with high uninsured rates, rural people as a group stand to benefit slightly more from subsidized coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplaces (HIM) or Medicaid expansion (if enacted). Furthermore, we discuss the potential for age differences between rural and urban uninsured populations to drive HIM premiums upward, an effect which may be mitigated or compounded by various other factors.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Uninsured: An Analysis by Age, Income, and Geography
- Creators
- Abigail R BarkerJessica K LondereeTimothy D McBrideLeah M KemperKeith Mueller
- Resource Type
- Report
- Series
- Rural Policy Brief; 2014-2
- Publisher
- RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
- Number of pages
- 4 pages
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/2014
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy; RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9984221639702771
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