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
Managed Care Cost Pressures Threaten Access for the Uninsured	March 1999	Issue Brief No. 19
Local Innovations Provide Managed Care for the UninsuredLaurie E. Felland, Cara S. Lesser	January 2000	Issue Brief No. 25
Prescription Drug Access: Not Just a Medicare ProblemPeter J. Cunningham	April 2002	Issue Brief No. 51
Insured Americans Drive Surge in Emergency Department VisitsPeter J. Cunningham, Jessica H. May	October 2003	Issue Brief No. 70
Prescription Drug Access Disparities Among Working-Age AmericansMarie C. Reed, J. Lee Hargraves	December 2003	Issue Brief No. 73
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
Tough Trade-offs: Medical Bills, Family Finances and Access to CareJessica H. May, Peter J. Cunningham	June 2004	Issue Brief No. 85
Rising Health Costs, Medical Debt and Chronic ConditionsHa T. Tu	September 2004	Issue Brief No. 88
Most Uninsured People Unaware of Health Care Safety Net ProvidersJessica H. May, Peter J. Cunningham, Jack Hadley	November 2004	Issue Brief No. 90
An Update on Americans' Access to Prescription DrugsMarie C. Reed	May 2005	Issue Brief No. 95
Public Coverage Provides Vital Safety Net for Children with Special Health Care NeedsHa T. Tu, Peter J. Cunningham	September 2005	Issue Brief No. 98
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
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
Medicaid/SCHIP Cuts and Hospital Emergency Department UsePeter J. Cunningham	January/February 2006	Journal Article Health Affairs
Improving Health Care Access for Low-Income People: Lessons from Ascension Health's Community CollaborativesLaurie E. Felland, Paul B. Ginsburg, Gretchen Kishbauch	July 2011	Journal Article Health Affairs
Would Safety-Net Expansions Offset Reduced Access Resulting from Lost Insurance Coverage? Race/Ethnicity DifferencesJack Hadley, Peter J. Cunningham, J. Lee Hargraves	November/December 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
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
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