Uninsured and Low-Income

HSC research focuses on access to care for the uninsured and those with low incomes. Combining HSC's household and physician surveys provides a rich picture of how access is changing in an era of increasingly competitive markets. Analyses document how pressures on the health care safety net affect access to care for those who are uninsured and/or have low incomes.

Title	Date	Document Info
Tough Trade-offs: Medical Bills, Family Finances and Access to CareJessica H. May, Peter J. Cunningham	June 2004	Issue Brief No. 85
A Changing Picture of Uncompensated CarePeter J. Cunningham, Ha T. Tu	July/August 1997	Health Affairs
A Growing Hole in the Safety Net: Physician Charity Care Declines AgainPeter J. Cunningham, Jessica H. May	March 2006	Tracking Report No. 13
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
Ability to Obtain Medical Care for the UninsuredPeter J. Cunningham, Peter Kemper	September 9, 1998	Journal of the American Medical Association
Access to Care:Cara S. Lesser, Peter J. Cunningham	Fall 1997	Data Bulletin No. 01
Access to Health Care:Heidi H. Whitmore	April 1997	Issue Brief No. 08
Access to Prescription Drugs for Medicare BeneficiariesJames D. Reschovsky, Laurie E. Felland	March 2009	Tracking Report No. 23
Affording Prescription Drugs: Not Just a Problem for the ElderlyPeter J. Cunningham	April 2002	Research Report No. 5
An Update on Americans' Access to Prescription DrugsMarie C. Reed	May 2005	Issue Brief No. 95
Availability of Safety Net Providers and Access to Care of Uninsured PersonsJack Hadley, Peter J. Cunningham	October 2004	Journal Article Health Services Research
Balancing Margin and Mission: Hospitals Alter Billing and Collection Practices for Uninsured PatientsAndrea Staiti, Robert E. Hurley, Peter J. Cunningham	October 2005	Issue Brief No. 99
Community Approaches to Providing Care for the UninsuredErin Fries Taylor, Peter J. Cunningham, Kelly L. McKenzie	April 11, 2006	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
Effects of Changes in Incomes and Practice Circumstances on Physicians' Decisions to Treat Charity and Medicaid PatientsPeter J. Cunningham, Jack Hadley	March 2008	Journal Article The Milbank Quarterly
Expanding Care Versus Expanding Coverage: How to Improve Access to CarePeter J. Cunningham, Jack Hadley	July/August 2004	Journal Article Health Affairs
Financial and Health Burdens of Chronic Conditions GrowHa T. Tu, Genna R. Cohen	April 2009	Tracking Report No. 24
Financial Burden of Health Care, 2001-2004Jessica S. Banthin, Peter J. Cunningham, Didem M. Bernard	January/February 2008	Journal Article Health Affairs
General Hospitals, Specialty Hospitals and Financially Vulnerable PatientsAnn Tynan, Elizabeth A. November, Johanna Lauer, Hoangmai H. Pham, Peter Cram	April 2009	HSC Research Brief No. 11
Health Care Access For Low-Income People: Significant Safety Net Gaps RemainLaurie E. Felland, Suzanne Felt-Lisk, Megan McHugh	June 2004	Issue Brief No. 84