Trends in Hospital Mortality for Uninsured Rural and Urban Populations, 2012-2016.
Lauren E ElsonAlina A LukeAbigail R BarkerTimothy D McBrideKaren E Joynt MaddoxPublished in: The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association (2020)
Rural and urban uninsured patients differed significantly, specifically in terms of race and median income. Among the uninsured, rurality was associated with higher in-hospital mortality, and the gap between urban and rural in-hospital mortality was widening. Our findings suggest the rural uninsured are a vulnerable population in need of informed, tailored policies to reduce these disparities.