Access to Care

HSC closely monitors changes in access to and quality of health care from the viewpoint of consumers and physicians. Studies about access to care include the uninsured and those with low incomes, as well as racial and ethnic minorities and people with chronic conditions.

Title	Date	Document Info
Improving Access to Specialty Care for Medicaid Patients: Policy Issues and OptionsLaurie E. Felland, Amanda E. Lechner, Anna Sommers	June 2013	Commonwealth Fund Report
Myths About The Uninsured	March 9, 2004	Congressional Testimony
Immunization Disparities in Older AmericansAnn S. O'Malley, Christopher B Forrest	August 2006	Journal Article American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Disparities Despite CoverageAnn S. O'Malley, Christopher B. Forrest, Shibao Feng, Jeanne Mandelblatt	Oct. 10, 2005	Journal Article Archives of Internal Medicine
The Health Care Safety Net: What is It, What Good Does It Do, and Will It Still be There When We Need It?Peter J. Cunningham	Fall 2007	Journal Article Harvard Health Policy Review
The Growing Financial Burden of Health Care: National and State Trends, 2001-2006Peter J. Cunningham	March 25, 2010	Journal Article Health Affairs
Changes in Medicaid Physician Fees, 1998-2003: Implications For Physician ParticipationStephen Zuckerman, Joshua McFeeters, Peter J. Cunningham, Len M. Nichols	June 23, 2004	Journal Article Health Affairs
What Accounts for Differences in the Use of Hospital Emergency Departments Across U.S. Communities?Peter J. Cunningham	July 18, 2006	Journal Article Health Affairs
Do Primary Care Physicians Treating Minority Patients Report Problems Delivering High-Quality Care?James D. Reschovsky, Ann S. O'Malley	April 22, 2008	Journal Article Health Affairs
The Struggle to Provide Community-Based Care to Low-Income People with Serious Mental IllnessesPeter J. Cunningham, Kelly L. McKenzie, Erin Fries Taylor	May/June 2006	Journal Article Health Affairs
Expanding Care Versus Expanding Coverage: How to Improve Access to CarePeter J. Cunningham, Jack Hadley	July/August 2004	Journal Article Health Affairs
Community Approaches to Providing Care for the UninsuredErin Fries Taylor, Peter J. Cunningham, Kelly L. McKenzie	April 11, 2006	Journal Article Health Affairs
Financial Burden of Health Care, 2001-2004Jessica S. Banthin, Peter J. Cunningham, Didem M. Bernard	January/February 2008	Journal Article Health Affairs
Medicaid/SCHIP Cuts and Hospital Emergency Department UsePeter J. Cunningham	January/February 2006	Journal Article Health Affairs
After-Hours Access to Primary Care Practices Linked with Lower Emergency Department Use and Less Unmet Medical NeedAnn S. O'Malley	Dec. 12, 2012	Journal Article Health Affairs
A Widening Rift in Access and Quality: Growing Evidence of Economic DisparitiesRobert E. Hurley, Hoangmai H. Pham, Gary Claxton	Dec. 6, 2005	Journal Article Health Affairs
Access and Quality: Does Rural America Lag Behind?James D. Reschovsky, Andrea Staiti	July/August 2005	Journal Article Health Affairs
Medicaid Cost Containment and Access to Prescription DrugsPeter J. Cunningham	May/June 2005	Journal Article Health Affairs
Do Reimbursement Delays Discourage Medicaid Participation by Physicians?Peter J. Cunningham, Ann S. O'Malley	Nov. 18, 2008	Journal Article Health Affairs
Health Center Trends, 1994-2001: What do They Portend for the Federal Growth Initiative?Ann S. O'Malley, Christopher B. Forrest, Robert M. Politzer, John T. Wulu, Leiya Shi	March/April 2005	Journal Article Health Affairs