New Interactive Maps Show Importance of Medicaid Coverage to Children and Families in Rural Counties and Small Towns

Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, with data from the University of North Carolina’s Sheps Rural Health Research Center, has examined the role Medicaid plays in health insurance coverage in rural areas, including how state Medicaid expansions helped reduce uninsurance, as part of our rural health policy project launched in 2017.  Now we have […]

Medicaid Coverage in Metro and Small Town/Rural Counties, 2020-2021

Click on a state below to view rates of child or non-elderly adult Medicaid coverage in Metro and Small Town/Rural counties. Alabama (Child, Adult) Alaska (Child, Adult) Arizona (Child, Adult) Arkansas (Child, Adult) California (Child, Adult) Colorado (Child, Adult) Connecticut (Child, Adult) Delaware (Child, Adult) District of Columbia (Child, Adult) Florida (Child, Adult) Georgia (Child, […]

Report Finds Medicaid Expansion Has Made Huge Impact in Montana, Especially in Rural Areas

The Montana Healthcare Foundation hired consulting firm Manatt Health to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the effects of the Montana legislature’s expansion of the Medicaid program.  This follows up the foundation’s 2021 report on Montana’s Medicaid program and Medicaid expansion. Combined, these reports lay out the background of Medicaid in Montana and the program’s reach, […]