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Title	Date	Document Info	Author
If the Price is Right, Most Uninsured—Even Young Invincibles—Likely to Consider New Health Insurance Marketplaces	September 2013	HSC Research Brief No. 28	Peter Cunningham
Few Americans Switch Employer Health Plans for Better Quality, Lower Costs	January 2013	NIHCR Research Brief No. 12	Peter Cunningham
San Diego: Health Care Providers Expand Capacity as Competition Increases for Well-Insured Patients	January 2013	CHCF Regional Markets Issue Brief	Peter Cunningham
Fresno: Health Providers Expand Capacity, but Health Reform Preparation Lags	December 2012	CHCF Regional Markets Issue Brief	Peter Cunningham
Despite the Recession's Effects on Incomes and Jobs, the Share of People with High Medical Costs was Mostly Unchanged	Oct. 24, 2012	Journal Article	Peter Cunningham
Safety-Net Providers in Some U.S. Communities Have Increasingly Embraced Coordinated Care Models	August 2012	Journal Article	Peter Cunningham
Cost and Access Challenges: A Comparison of Experiences Between Uninsured and Privately Insured Adults Aged 55 to 64 with Seniors on Medicare	May 2012	Kaiser Family Foundation Issue Brief	Peter Cunningham
Medical Bill Problems Steady for U.S. Families, 2007-2010	December 2011	Tracking Report No. 28	Peter Cunningham
Physician Visits After Hospital Discharge: Implications for Reducing Readmissions	December 2011	NIHCR Research Brief No. 6	Peter Cunningham
Raising Low 'Patient Activation' Rates Among Hispanic Immigrants May Equal Expanded Coverage in Reducing Access Disparities	October 2011	Journal Article	Peter Cunningham
Economic Downturn Strains Miami Health Care System	September 2011	Community Report No. 11	Peter Cunningham
Mixed Signals: Trends in Americans' Access to Medical Care, 2007-2010	August 2011	Tracking Report No. 25	Peter Cunningham
Nonurgent Use of Hospital Emergency Departments	May 11, 2011	Senate Testimony	Peter Cunningham
State Variation in Primary Care Physician Supply: Implications for Health Reform Medicaid Expansions	March 2011	HSC Research Brief No. 19	Peter Cunningham
Greenville & Spartanburg: Surging Hospital Employment of Physicians Poses Opportunities and Challenges	February 2011	Community Report No. 6	Peter Cunningham
Qualitative Methods: A Crucial Tool for Understanding Changes in Health Systems and Health Care Delivery	Jan. 21, 2011	Journal Article	Peter Cunningham
Who Are the Uninsured Eligible for Premium Subsidies in the Health Insurance Exchanges?	December 2010	HSC Research Brief No. 18	Peter Cunningham
Physician Reimbursement and Participation in Medicaid	Sept. 23, 2010	Testimony	Peter Cunningham
Explaining the Increase in Family Financial Pressures from Medical Bills Between 2003 and 2007 Do Affordability Thresholds Change Over Time?	Sept. 16, 2010	Journal Article	Peter Cunningham
Detroit: Motor City to Medical Mecca?	August 2010	Community Report	Peter Cunningham
The Growing Financial Burden of Health Care: National and State Trends, 2001-2006	March 25, 2010	Journal Article	Peter Cunningham
The Economic Recession: Early Impacts on Health Care Safety Net Providers	January 2010	HSC Research Brief No. 15	Peter Cunningham
Suburban Poverty and the Health Care Safety Net	July 2009	HSC Research Brief No. 13	Peter Cunningham
How Does Health Coverage and Access to Care for Immigrants Vary by Length of Time in the U.S.?	June 9, 2009	Kaiser Family Foundation Report	Peter Cunningham
Beyond Parity: Primary Care Physicians' Perspectives on Access to Mental Health Care	April 14, 2009	Journal Article	Peter Cunningham
Patient Experience with Coordination of Care: The Benefit of Continuity and Primary Care Physician as Referral Source	Jan. 6, 2009	Journal Article	Peter Cunningham
High Medical Cost Burdens, Patient Trust and Perceived Quality of Care	Jan. 5, 2009	Journal Article	Peter Cunningham
Living on the Edge: Health Care Expenses Strain Family Budgets	December 2008	HSC Research Brief No. 10	Peter Cunningham
The Fraying Link Between Work and Health Insurance Trends in Employer-Sponsored Insurance for Employees, 2000-2007	November 2008	Kaiser Family Foundation Report	Peter Cunningham
Do Reimbursement Delays Discourage Medicaid Participation by Physicians?	Nov. 18, 2008	Journal Article	Peter Cunningham
How Engaged Are Consumers in Their Health and Health Care, and Why Does It Matter	October 2008	HSC Research Brief No. 8	Peter Cunningham
Trade-Offs Getting Tougher: Problems Paying Medical Bills Increase for U.S. Families, 2003-2007	September 2008	Tracking Report No. 21	Peter Cunningham
Caught in the Competitive Crossfire: Safety-Net Providers Balance Margin and Mission in a Profit-Driven Health Care Market	Aug. 12, 2008	Journal Article	Peter Cunningham
Community Efforts to Expand Dental Services for Low-Income People	July 2008	Issue Brief No. 122	Peter Cunningham
Falling Behind: Americans' Access to Medical Care Deteriorates, 2003-2007	June 2008	Tracking Report No. 19	Peter Cunningham
Effects of Changes in Incomes and Practice Circumstances on Physicians' Decisions to Treat Charity and Medicaid Patients	March 2008	Journal Article	Peter Cunningham
Financial Burden of Health Care, 2001-2004	January/February 2008	Journal Article	Peter Cunningham
Overburdened and Overwhelmed: The Struggles of Communities with High Medical Cost Burdens	November 2007	Research Report	Peter Cunningham
The Health Care Safety Net: What is It, What Good Does It Do, and Will It Still be There When We Need It?	Fall 2007	Journal Article	Peter Cunningham
Differences Between Symptom-Specific and General Survey Questions of Unmet Need in Measuring Insurance and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Access to Care	September 2007	Journal Article	Peter Cunningham
Insurance Premiums and Insurance Coverage of Near-Poor Children	Winter 2006/2007	Journal Article	Peter Cunningham
Identifying Affordable Sources of Medical Care Among Uninsured Persons	January 2007	Journal Article	Peter Cunningham
Would Safety-Net Expansions Offset Reduced Access Resulting from Lost Insurance Coverage? Race/Ethnicity Differences	November/December 2006	Journal Article	Peter Cunningham
Health Coverage and Access to Care for Hispanics in New Growth Communities and Major Hispanic Centers	Sept. 21, 2006	Research Report	Peter Cunningham
Medicaid Patients Increasingly Concentrated Among Physicians	August 2006	Tracking Report No. 16	Peter Cunningham
What Accounts for Differences in the Use of Hospital Emergency Departments Across U.S. Communities?	July 18, 2006	Journal Article	Peter Cunningham
The Struggle to Provide Community-Based Care to Low-Income People with Serious Mental Illnesses	May/June 2006	Journal Article	Peter Cunningham
Community Approaches to Providing Care for the Uninsured	April 11, 2006	Journal Article	Peter Cunningham
A Growing Hole in the Safety Net: Physician Charity Care Declines Again	March 2006	Tracking Report No. 13	Peter Cunningham
Medicaid/SCHIP Cuts and Hospital Emergency Department Use	January/February 2006	Journal Article	Peter Cunningham
Physician Acceptance of New Medicare Patients Stabilizes in 2004-05	January 2006	Tracking Report No. 12	Peter Cunningham
The Effects of Medicaid Reimbursement on the Access to Care of Medicaid Enrollees: A Community Perspective	December 2005	Journal Article	Peter Cunningham
Syracuse Faces Rising Health Costs; Hospital Competition Grows	October 2005	Community Report No. 9	Peter Cunningham
Perception, Reality and Health Insurance: Uninsured as Likely as Insured to Perceive Need for Care but Half as Likely to Get Care	October 2005	Issue Brief No. 100	Peter Cunningham
Balancing Margin and Mission: Hospitals Alter Billing and Collection Practices for Uninsured Patients	October 2005	Issue Brief No. 99	Peter Cunningham
Community Quality Efforts Expand as Seattle Health Plan Products Evolve	September 2005	Community Report No. 7	Peter Cunningham
Public Coverage Provides Vital Safety Net for Children with Special Health Care Needs	September 2005	Issue Brief No. 98	Peter Cunningham
Medicaid Cost Containment and Access to Prescription Drugs States' Efforts to Contain the Rising Costs of Medicaid Prescription Drugs are Reducing Enrollees' Access to Needed Medications	May/June 2005	Journal Article	Peter Cunningham
Most Uninsured People Unaware of Health Care Safety Net Providers	November 2004	Issue Brief No. 90	Peter Cunningham
Availability of Safety Net Providers and Access to Care of Uninsured Persons	October 2004	Journal Article	Peter Cunningham
Children's Health Coverage: A Quarter-Century of Change	September/October 2004	Journal Article	Peter Cunningham
Trends in Americans' Access to Needed Medical Care, 2001-2003	August 2004	Tracking Report No. 10	Peter Cunningham
Expanding Care Versus Expanding Coverage: How to Improve Access to Care The Two Strategies Should be Viewed as Complements, not Competitors	July/August 2004	Journal Article	Peter Cunningham
Tough Trade-offs: Medical Bills, Family Finances and Access to Care	June 2004	Issue Brief No. 85	Peter Cunningham
Changes in Medicaid Physician Fees, 1998-2003: Implications For Physician Participation Despite recent gains, the relative attractiveness of Medicaid patients has not improved much over the longer term	June 23, 2004	Journal Article	Peter Cunningham
Popular Medicaid Programs do Battle with State Budget Pressures: Perspectives from Twelve States	March/April 2004	Journal Article	Peter Cunningham
Insured Americans Drive Surge in Emergency Department Visits	October 2003	Issue Brief No. 70	Peter Cunningham
Health Care Market Stabilizes, but Rising Costs and State Budget Woes Loom in Boston	Fall 2003	Community Report No. 12	Peter Cunningham
SCHIP Making Progress: Increased Take-up Contributes to Coverage Gains	July/August 2003	Journal Article	Peter Cunningham
Health Care Cost Concerns Intensify in Little Rock	Summer 2003	Community Report No. 8	Peter Cunningham
Rising Costs Pressure Employers, Consumers in Northern New Jersey Health Care Market	Winter 2003	Community Report No. 4	Peter Cunningham
The Effects of SCHIP on Children's Health Insurance Coverage Early Evidence from the Community Tracking Study	December 2002	Journal Article	Peter Cunningham
SCHIP, Medicaid Expansions Lead to Shifts in Children's Coverage	December 2002	Issue Brief No. 59	Peter Cunningham
The Effects of SCHIP on Children's Health Insurance Coverage An Update Based on Three Rounds of the Community Tracking Study, 1996-97 to 2000-01	December 2002	Research Report No. 7	Peter Cunningham
Mounting Pressures: Physicians Serving Medicaid Patients and the Uninsured, 1997-2001	December 2002	Tracking Report No. 6	Peter Cunningham
Counseling Patients to Quit Smoking: Missed Opportunities and the Need to Better Target Physician Counseling	June 2002	Research Report No. 6	Peter Cunningham
Prescription Drug Access: Not Just a Medicare Problem	April 2002	Issue Brief No. 51	Peter Cunningham
Affording Prescription Drugs: Not Just a Problem for the Elderly	April 2002	Research Report No. 5	Peter Cunningham
Treading Water: Americans' Access to Needed Medical Care, 1997-2001	March 2002	Tracking Report No. 1	Peter Cunningham
Declining Employer-Sponsored Coverage The Role of Public Programs and Implications for Access to Care	March 2002	Journal Article	Peter Cunningham
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Access to Medical Care in Managed Care Plans	October 2001		Peter Cunningham
Physicians Pulling Back from Charity Care	August 2001	Issue Brief No. 42	Peter Cunningham
Does Managed Care Enable More Low Income Persons to Identify a Usual Source of Care? Implications for Access to Care	July 2001		Peter Cunningham
Targeting Communities With High Rates Of Uninsured Children Despite improved eligibility, enrollment outreach remains the key to getting children insured.	July 25, 2001		Peter Cunningham
What Accounts for Differences in Uninsurance Rates Across Communities?	Spring 2001		Peter Cunningham
Do Consumers Know How Their Health Plan Works? Consumers tend to overestimate plan restrictions, especially regarding access to medical Specialists.	March/April 2001		Peter Cunningham
Some Communities Make Progress in Reducing Children's Uninsurance	October 2000	Data Bulletin No. 19	Peter Cunningham
Who Is Likely to Switch Health Plans?	July 2000	Data Bulletin No. 18	Peter Cunningham
Health Plan Switching: Choice or Circumstance?	May/June 2000		Peter Cunningham
Recent Trends in Children's Health Insurance No Gains for Low-Income Children	April 2000	Issue Brief No. 29	Peter Cunningham
Tracking Recent Changes in Health Coverage for Low-Income Children with the Community Tracking Study, 1996-1997 and 1998-1999	April 2000	Research Report No. 04	Peter Cunningham
Who Declines Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance and Is Uninsured?	October 1999	Issue Brief No. 22	Peter Cunningham
Choosing To Be Uninsured: Determinants and Consequences of the Decision to Decline Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance	October 1999		Peter Cunningham
Pressures on the Health Care Safety Net: Implications for Access to Care for the Uninsured	April 1999		Peter Cunningham
Managed Care and Physicians' Provision of Charity Care	March 24-31, 1999		Peter Cunningham
The Uninsured Getting Care: Where You Live Matters	September 1998	Issue Brief No. 15	Peter Cunningham
Ability to Obtain Medical Care for the Uninsured	September 9, 1998		Peter Cunningham
CHIPing Away at the Problem of Uninsured Children Why Children Lack Health Insurance	October 1998	Research Report No. 02	Peter Cunningham
How Well Do Communities Perform on Access to Care for the Uninsured	September 1998	Research Report No. 01	Peter Cunningham
CHIPing Away at the Problem of Uninsured Children	August 1998	Issue Brief No. 14	Peter Cunningham
Next Steps in Incremental Health Insurance Expansions: Who is Most Deserving	April 1998	Issue Brief No. 12	Peter Cunningham
Uninsurance Rates Vary Widely Across Communities and Regions	Fall 1997	Data Bulletin No. 05	Peter Cunningham
Strong Opinions Held about the Tradeoff Between Choice of Providers and Cost of Care	Fall 1997	Data Bulletin No. 04	Peter Cunningham
Access to Care: Is it Improving or Declining?	Fall 1997	Data Bulletin No. 01	Peter Cunningham
A Changing Picture of Uncompensated Care	July/August 1997		Peter Cunningham

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