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Medicaid Plays A Key Role for Maternal and Infant Health in Rural Communities
Key Findings: Introduction This paper examines the role of Medicaid in covering women of childbearing age (19 through 44 years old) living in small towns and rural areas. Previous research in this series found a higher reliance on Medicaid as a coverage source for children and all non-elderly adults living in small towns and rural…
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Webinar: What Medicaid Cuts Would Mean for Indian Country
The Georgetown University Center for Children and Families (CCF) and the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) hosted a webinar on the potential impacts of proposed federal Medicaid cuts on American Indian and Alaska Native communities. This webinar was open to the press, tribal leaders, health advocates, policymakers, and anyone interested in understanding the…
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Cuts to Medicaid Will Shift Costs to Families, Providers and Will Be Especially Harmful to Rural Communities
Medicaid is the backbone of many aspects of our health care system including paying for the majority of nursing home residents, covering 40 to 50 percent of children and births depending on where you live, people with disabilities and other low-income people. Medicaid covers almost 80 million people in total – roughly four times as…
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Medicaid’s Role in Small Towns and Rural Areas
Key Findings Background One-fifth of people in the United States live in areas that are classified as non-urban. Residents of rural areas and small towns face additional challenges accessing needed health services compared to residents of metro areas for a variety of reasons including acute provider shortages, limited connectivity, and long distances to travel to…
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Medicaid Coverage in Metro and Small Town/Rural Counties, 2023
Click on a state below to view rates of Medicaid coverage in Metro and Small Town/Rural counties. Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New…