Rural-urban disparities in health care delivery for children with medical complexity and moderating effects of payer, disability, and community poverty.
Mary ArakelyanSeneca D FreyleueAndrew P SchaeferAndrea M AustinErika L MoenA James O'MalleyDavid C GoodmanJoAnna K LeyenaarPublished in: The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association (2024)
Rural- and urban-residing CMC differed in their receipt of health care, and Medicaid coverage, co-occurring disabilities, and community poverty modified several of these effects. These modifying effects should be considered in clinical and policy initiatives to ensure that such initiatives do not widen rural-urban disparities.