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
Federal Aid Strengthens Health Care Safety Net: The Strong Get StrongerJohn F. Hoadley, Laurie E. Felland, Andrea Staiti	April 2004	Issue Brief No. 80
Prescription Drug Access Disparities Among Working-Age AmericansMarie C. Reed, J. Lee Hargraves	December 2003	Issue Brief No. 73
Insured Americans Drive Surge in Emergency Department VisitsPeter J. Cunningham, Jessica H. May	October 2003	Issue Brief No. 70
The Health Care Safety Net: Money Matters but Savvy Leadership CountsLaurie E. Felland, Kyle Kinner, John F. Hoadley	August 2003	Issue Brief No. 66
Unequal Access: African-American Medicare Beneficiaries and the Prescription Drug GapMarie C. Reed, J. Lee Hargraves, Alwyn Cassil	July 2003	Issue Brief No. 64
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
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
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
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
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
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
Health Care Perceptions and ExperiencesJames D. Reschovsky, J. Lee Hargraves	September 2000	Issue Brief No. 30
Who Is Likely to Switch Health Plans?Peter J. Cunningham, Linda T. Kohn	July 2000	Data Bulletin No. 18