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
A Long and Winding Road: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Community Variation and Prospects Under ReformAaron Katz, Laurie E. Felland, Ian Hill, Lucy B. Stark	November 2011	HSC Research Brief No. 21
The Surge in Urgent Care Centers: Emergency Department Alternative or Costly Convenience?Tracy Yee, Amanda E. Lechner, Ellyn R. Boukus	July 2013	HSC Research Brief No. 26
Despite Rapid Growth, Retail Clinic Use Remains ModestHa T. Tu, Ellyn R. Boukus	November 2013	HSC Research Brief No. 29
Tracking Changes in the Public Health System:	September 1996	Issue Brief No. 02
Access to Health Care:Heidi H. Whitmore	April 1997	Issue Brief No. 08
Perception, Reality and Health Insurance: Uninsured as Likely as Insured to Perceive Need for Care but Half as Likely to Get CareJack Hadley, Peter J. Cunningham	October 2005	Issue Brief No. 100
Stretching the Safety Net to Serve Undocumented Immigrants: Community Responses to Health NeedsAndrea Staiti, Robert E. Hurley, Aaron Katz	February 2006	Issue Brief No. 104
The Community Safety Net and Prescription Drug Access for Low-Income, Uninsured PeopleLaurie E. Felland, Erin Fries Taylor, Anneliese M. Gerland	April 2006	Issue Brief No. 105
Relief, Restoration and Reform: Economic Upturn Yields Modest and Uneven Health ReturnsRobert E. Hurley, Aaron Katz, Laurie E. Felland	January 2008	Issue Brief No. 117
Safety Net Hospital Emergency Departments: Creating Safety Valves for Non-Urgent CareLaurie E. Felland, Robert E. Hurley, Nicole M. Kemper	May 2008	Issue Brief No. 120
Community Efforts to Expand Dental Services for Low-Income PeopleLaurie E. Felland, Johanna Lauer, Peter J. Cunningham	July 2008	Issue Brief No. 122
Modest and Uneven: Physician Efforts to Reduce Racial and Ethnic DisparitiesJames D. Reschovsky, Ellyn R. Boukus	February 2010	Issue Brief No. 130
Rising Hospital Employment of Physicians: Better Quality, Higher Costs?Ann S. O'Malley, Amelia M. Bond, Robert A. Berenson	August 2011	Issue Brief No. 136
The Uninsured Getting Care:Peter J. Cunningham, Peter Kemper	September 1998	Issue Brief No. 15
Public Health Departments Adapt to Medicaid Managed CareRose Marie Martinez, Elizabeth Closter	November 1998	Issue Brief No. 16
Managed Care Cost Pressures Threaten Access for the Uninsured	March 1999	Issue Brief No. 19
The Scope of Care Expected of Primary Care Physicians:Robert F. St. Peter, Marie C. Reed, Peter Kemper, David Blumenthal	December 1999	Issue Brief No. 24
Local Innovations Provide Managed Care for the UninsuredLaurie E. Felland, Cara S. Lesser	January 2000	Issue Brief No. 25
Do HMOs Make a Difference?James D. Reschovsky, Peter Kemper, Ha T. Tu, Timothy K. Lake, Holly L. Wong	March 2000	Issue Brief No. 28
Health Care Perceptions and ExperiencesJames D. Reschovsky, J. Lee Hargraves	September 2000	Issue Brief No. 30