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
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
Community Approaches to Providing Care for the UninsuredErin Fries Taylor, Peter J. Cunningham, Kelly L. McKenzie	April 11, 2006	Journal Article Health Affairs
Medicaid/SCHIP Cuts and Hospital Emergency Department UsePeter J. Cunningham	January/February 2006	Journal Article Health Affairs
A Widening Rift in Access and Quality: Growing Evidence of Economic DisparitiesRobert E. Hurley, Hoangmai H. Pham, Gary Claxton	Dec. 6, 2005	Journal Article Health Affairs
The Effects of Medicaid Reimbursement on the Access to Care of Medicaid Enrollees: A Community PerspectivePeter J. Cunningham, Len M. Nichols	December 2005	Journal Article Medical Care Research and Review
Disparities Despite CoverageAnn S. O'Malley, Christopher B. Forrest, Shibao Feng, Jeanne Mandelblatt	Oct. 10, 2005	Journal Article Archives of Internal Medicine
Access and Quality: Does Rural America Lag Behind?James D. Reschovsky, Andrea Staiti	July/August 2005	Journal Article Health Affairs
Medicaid Cost Containment and Access to Prescription DrugsPeter J. Cunningham	May/June 2005	Journal Article Health Affairs
Health Center Trends, 1994-2001: What do They Portend for the Federal Growth Initiative?Ann S. O'Malley, Christopher B. Forrest, Robert M. Politzer, John T. Wulu, Leiya Shi	March/April 2005	Journal Article Health Affairs
Availability of Safety Net Providers and Access to Care of Uninsured PersonsJack Hadley, Peter J. Cunningham	October 2004	Journal Article Health Services Research
Primary Care Doctors Who Treat Blacks and WhitesPeter B. Bach, Hoangmai H. Pham, Deborah Schrag, Ramsey C. Tate, J. Lee Hargraves	Aug. 5, 2004	Journal Article New England Journal of Medicine
Expanding Care Versus Expanding Coverage: How to Improve Access to CarePeter J. Cunningham, Jack Hadley	July/August 2004	Journal Article Health Affairs
Changes in Medicaid Physician Fees, 1998-2003: Implications For Physician ParticipationStephen Zuckerman, Joshua McFeeters, Peter J. Cunningham, Len M. Nichols	June 23, 2004	Journal Article Health Affairs
Myths About The Uninsured	March 9, 2004	Congressional Testimony
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,
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
Affording Prescription Drugs: Not Just a Problem for the ElderlyPeter J. Cunningham	April 2002	Research Report No. 5
Written Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Health of the House Committee on Ways and Means	Feb. 28, 2002	Testimony
The Health Status of Workers Who Decline Employer-Sponsored Insurance:Linda J. Blumberg, Len M. Nichols	November 2001	Health Affairs