Introduction
The Health of Rural America
Barriers to Rural Health Care
Action Points
Resources
Electronic Library
Acknowledgments
   
BARRIERS TO RURAL HEALTH CARE (3 OF 12)


  • Rural workers are less likely to have job-based insurance coverage because they are less likely to be offered health insurance by their employers.

  • In the Journal of Rural Health, researchers reported that more than 53% of the respondents noted that the inability to pay was one of the primary barriers to preventive health services.
 
     

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