Brief Are Marketplace Premiums Higher in Rural Than in Urban Areas?
Erik Wengle, Linda J. Blumberg, John Holahan
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With support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the Urban Institute is undertaking a comprehensive monitoring and tracking project to examine the implementation and effects of health reform. We examine silver benchmark premiums for every rating region for 2016 and 2017, differentiating between predominantly urban and rural premium rating areas. We use 2016 and 2017 data because these are the most recent years preceding various federal policy changes.
Research and Evidence Health Policy
Expertise Health Care Coverage, Costs, and Access Modeling Federal and State Health System Reform
Tags Health insurance Federal health care reform Private insurance Rural people and places Health care spending and costs