Rural health: Financial insecurity plagues many who live with disability
Originally published June 12, 2019 by Delaware Public Media
Many Americans with disabilities who live in rural areas of the U.S. said it would be a challenge for them to cover an unexpected $1,000 expense, according to the results of a new poll. (Kim Ryu | NPR)
According to a recent poll conducted by NPR and researchers with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Harvard University, 49 percent of rural Americans – and 70 percent of rural Americans with disabilities – would not be able to afford a sudden expense of $1,000. The study indicated lack of transportation is a significant contributor to rural poverty, as it makes already-long commutes to jobs or trips to health care facilities more difficult and costly.
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