Welcome to the RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis!
Our Mission
The mission of the RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis is to provide timely analysis to federal and state health policy makers, based on the best available research. The RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis is based at the University of Iowa, in the Department of Health Management and Policy at the College of Public Health.
Recent Publications
- Medicare Advantage Enrollment Update 2022
- Changes in Service Offerings Post-System Affiliation in Rural Hospitals
- COVID-19 Mortality Rates across Noncore, Micropolitan, and Metropolitan Counties by Community Characteristics, December 2020-January 2021
- The Evolution of Hospital Designations and Payment in the U.S.: Implications for Rural Hospitals - A Rural Health Panel Policy Paper
- The impact of Medicare shared savings program participation on hospital financial performance: An event-study analysis - Publication in Health Services Research
- An Insurance Profile of Rural America: Chartbook
- Health Insurance Marketplaces: Issuer Participation Trends in Non-Metropolitan Places, 2014-22
- Update on Rural Independently Owned Pharmacy Closures in the United States, 2003-2021
- COVID-19 Cases and Deaths, Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Counties Over Time (1/15/2023) updated bimonthly
- Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Counties - (1/15/2023) updated bimonthly
- Previous versions
Other Rural Health Research Resources
- RUPRI Health Panel Products
- Rural Health Research Recaps
- key findings from all Rural Health Research Centers, compiled by the Rural Health Research Gateway
Recent Presentations
- 11/14/2022 - It's Not Easy Being a Rural Pharmacy: Services, Payments, Closures, and Deserts
Fred Ullrich and Keith J. Mueller. Webinar presentation with Rural Health Research Gateway. - 11/10/2022 - Future of Population Health Efforts for Rural Health Systems
Keith J. Mueller. Presentation to Becker's Hospital Review Annual CEO/CFO Roundtable Conference, Chicago, IL
Also of Interest
- Health Insurance in Rural Communities - an RHIhub podcast with Abigail Barker and Timothy McBride.
- The Power of Collaboration to Advance Equity in Rural Cancer Control - Whitney Zahnd in the "Geographic Health Equity Alliance" for National Rural Health Day
- Participate in the Rural Healthy People 2030 Survey