Rural Health Care Costs: Are They Higher and Why Might They Differ from Urban Health Care Costs? - PubMed - NCBI

Rural Health Care Costs: Are They Higher and Why Might They Differ from Urban Health Care Costs? - PubMed - NCBI

N C Med J. 2018 Jan-Feb;79(1):51-55. doi: 10.18043/ncm.79.1.51.

Rural Health Care Costs: Are They Higher and Why Might They Differ from Urban Health Care Costs?

Williams D Jr1, Holmes M2.

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Abstract

Do health care costs differ between rural and urban populations, and if so, why might that be? Rural Americans are more vulnerable than their urban counterparts, which could lead us to suspect rural health care costs are higher. However, the answer may differ depending on how costs are measured and who is paying.

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PMID:

 

29439106

 

DOI:

 

10.18043/ncm.79.1.51

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