Health Care Disparities Across the Urban-Rural Divide: A National Study of Individuals with COPD.
Adam W GaffneyLaura HawksAlexander C WhiteSteffie WoolhandlerDavid HimmelsteinDavid C ChristianiDanny McCormickPublished in: The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association (2020)
Patients with COPD in rural areas experience greater morbidity and obstacles to care than those in urban areas. Racial/ethnic minorities and those with low incomes-particularly in rural areas-are also at greater risk of forgoing doctor visits due to cost. Expanded access to health care could address respiratory health inequities.