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 Changing Picture of Uncompensated CarePeter J. Cunningham, Ha T. Tu	July/August 1997	Health Affairs
A Comparison of Two Approaches to Increasing Access to Care: Expanding Coverage Versus Increasing Physician FeesChapin White	Feb. 3, 2012	Journal Article Health Services Research
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
Ability to Obtain Medical Care for the UninsuredPeter J. Cunningham, Peter Kemper	September 9, 1998	Journal of the American Medical Association
Access and Quality: Does Rural America Lag Behind?James D. Reschovsky, Andrea Staiti	July/August 2005	Journal Article Health Affairs
Affording Prescription Drugs: Not Just a Problem for the ElderlyPeter J. Cunningham	April 2002	Research Report No. 5
After-Hours Access to Primary Care Practices Linked with Lower Emergency Department Use and Less Unmet Medical NeedAnn S. O'Malley	Dec. 12, 2012	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
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
Changes in Scope of Care Provided by Primary Care PhysiciansRobert F. St. Peter, Marie C. Reed, Peter Kemper, David Blumenthal	December 23, 1999	The New England Journal of Medicine
Community Approaches to Providing Care for the UninsuredErin Fries Taylor, Peter J. Cunningham, Kelly L. McKenzie	April 11, 2006	Journal Article Health Affairs
Cost and Access Challenges: A Comparison of Experiences Between Uninsured and Privately Insured Adults Aged 55 to 64 with Seniors on MedicareTracy Yee, Peter J. Cunningham, Gretchen Jacobson, Tricia Neuman, Zachary Levinson	May 2012	Kaiser Family Foundation Issue Brief
Differences Between Symptom-Specific and General Survey Questions of Unmet Need in Measuring Insurance and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Access to CarePeter J. Cunningham, Jack Hadley	September 2007	Journal Article Medical Care
Disparities Despite CoverageAnn S. O'Malley, Christopher B. Forrest, Shibao Feng, Jeanne Mandelblatt	Oct. 10, 2005	Journal Article Archives of Internal Medicine
Do Consumers Know How Their Health Plan Works?Peter J. Cunningham, Charles Denk, Michael Sinclair	March/April 2001	Health Affairs
Do HMOs Make a Difference?James D. Reschovsky	Winter 1999/2000	Inquiry
Do HMOs Make a Difference?Timothy K. Lake	Winter 1999/2000	Inquiry
Do HMOs Make a Difference?James D. Reschovsky	Winter 1999/2000	Inquiry
Do HMOs Make a Difference?James D. Reschovsky, Peter Kemper	Winter 1999/2000	Inquiry
Do HMOs Make a Difference?Peter Kemper, James D. Reschovsky, Ha T. Tu	Winter 1999/2000	Inquiry