Rural & Underserved Health Research Center Publications
Abstract
Overview of Key Findings
- In 2016, rural county residents represented 21.8% of the fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare population, but only 1.6% of rural FFS beneficiaries live in a county with local utilization of Health and Behavioral Assessments and Interventions (HBAI) services.
- Utilization of HBAI services in 2016 occurred in 19 (9.7%) rural counties and 176 (90.3%) urban counties.
- Average utilization rates of HBAI services were higher in rural counties than urban counties (0.7% vs. 0.4%).
Publication Date
6-2020
Funding Information
This project was supported by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under cooperative agreement # U1CRH30041.
Repository Citation
Rhudy, Christian; Shin, Eugene; and Talbert, Jeffery C., "Rural/Urban Disparities in the Utilization of Health and Behavioral Assessments/Interventions in the Fee-for-Service Medicare Population" (2020). Rural & Underserved Health Research Center Publications. 12.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/ruhrc_reports/12
Notes/Citation Information
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The information, conclusions and opinions expressed in this document are those of the authors and no endorsement by FORHP, HRSA, HHS, or the University of Kentucky is intended or should be inferred.