title: Triple jeopardy: rural, poor, and uninsured.
abstract: Current knowledge on health care for the rural poor and uninsured demonstrates little descriptive and empirical knowledge on this population. Policy strategies call for a better understanding of the gaps in insurance coverage and the special problems of rural residents, especially those with low incomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205-1901.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rowland
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lyons
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D008484:Medicaid / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008489:Medical Indigency / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011203:Poverty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012423:Rural Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012424:Rural Population; D014481:United States