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
The Contribution of Insurance Coverage and Community Resources to Reducing Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Access to CareJ. Lee Hargraves, Jack Hadley	June 2003	Journal Article Health Services Research,
So Much to Do, So Little Time: Physician Capacity Constraints, 1997-2001Sally Trude	May 2003	Tracking Report No. 8
Behind the Times: Physician Income, 1995-99Marie C. Reed, Paul B. Ginsburg	March 2003	Data Bulletin No. 24
The Resilience of the Health Care Safety Net, 1996-2001Laurie E. Felland, Cara S. Lesser, Andrea Staiti, Aaron Katz, Patricia Lichiello	Feb. 21, 2003	Journal Article Health Services Research
Mounting Pressures: Physicians Serving Medicaid Patients and the Uninsured, 1997-2001Peter J. Cunningham	December 2002	Tracking Report No. 6
Growing Physician Access Problems Complicate Medicare Payment DebateSally Trude, Paul B. Ginsburg	September 2002	Issue Brief No. 55
The Insurance Gap and Minority Health Care, 1997-2001J. Lee Hargraves	June 2002	Tracking Report No. 2
Affording Prescription Drugs: Not Just a Problem for the ElderlyPeter J. Cunningham	April 2002	Research Report No. 5
Prescription Drug Access: Not Just a Medicare ProblemPeter J. Cunningham	April 2002	Issue Brief No. 51
Treading Water: Americans' Access to Needed Medical Care, 1997-2001Bradley C. Strunk, Peter J. Cunningham	March 2002	Tracking Report No. 1
Written Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Health of the House Committee on Ways and Means	Feb. 28, 2002	Testimony
Triple Jeopardy: Low Income, Chronically Ill and Uninsured in AmericaMarie C. Reed, Ha T. Tu	February 2002	Issue Brief No. 49
Consumers Face Higher Costs As Health Plans Seek to Control Drug SpendingGlen P. Mays, Robert E. Hurley, Joy M. Grossman	November 2001	Issue Brief No. 45
The Health Status of Workers Who Decline Employer-Sponsored Insurance:Linda J. Blumberg, Len M. Nichols	November 2001	Health Affairs
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Access to Medical Care in Managed Care PlansJ. Lee Hargraves, Peter J. Cunningham, Robert G. Hughes	October 2001	Health Services Research
Physicians Pulling Back from Charity CareMarie C. Reed, Peter J. Cunningham, Jeffrey Stoddard	August 2001	Issue Brief No. 42
Emergency Room Diversions: A Symptom of Hospitals Under StressLinda R. Brewster, Liza Rudell, Cara S. Lesser	May 2001	Issue Brief No. 38
Do Consumers Know How Their Health Plan Works?Peter J. Cunningham, Charles Denk, Michael Sinclair	March/April 2001	Health Affairs
Back To The Future? New Cost and Access Challenges EmergeCara S. Lesser, Paul B. Ginsburg	February 2001	Issue Brief No. 35
Race, Ethnicity and Preventive Services:J. Lee Hargraves	January 2001	Issue Brief No. 34