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 2020
- Sources of Insurance Coverage in Nonmetropolitan Areas: The Role of Public and Private Insurance Since 2009
- Geographic Expansion of Medicaid Managed Care Organizations: Assessing Access to Primary Care in Nonmetropolitan Counties
- Availability of Supplemental Benefits in Medicare Advantage Plans in Rural and Urban Areas
- High-Functioning Rural Medicare ACOs - A Qualitiative Review
- Trends in Nursing Home Closures in Nonmetropolitan and Metropolitan Counties in the United States: 2008-2018
- Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Counties - (9/19/2021) updated weekly
- 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
- 7/12/2021 - Evolving Roles of Rural Hospitals: Evidence from Pandemic Experiences
Keith J. Mueller. Presentation to the Southern Legislative Conference, 75th Anniversary Annual Meeting - Nashville, TN
Also of Interest
- Participate in the Rural Healthy People 2030 Survey
- Share Public Health: Rural Health - A podcast series from the Midwestern Public Health Training Center focussed on issues of rural public health.