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
Overburdened and Overwhelmed: The Struggles of Communities with High Medical Cost BurdensPeter J. Cunningham	November 2007	Research Report
Physician Reimbursement and Participation in MedicaidPeter J. Cunningham	Sept. 23, 2010	Testimony
Pressures on the Health Care Safety Net:Peter J. Cunningham	April 1999	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
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
Ready or Not: Are Health Care Safety Net Systems Prepared for Reform?Laurie E. Felland, Dori A. Cross	June 2013	CHCF Regional Market Issue Brief
Snapshots of Change in Fifteen Communities:Debra J. Lipson, Naomi Naierman	Summer 1996	Health Affairs
Snapshots of Change in Fifteen Communities:James R. Knickman	Summer 1996	Health Affairs
Staying in the Game:Raymond J. Baxter, Rachel L. Feldman	March 1999	Research Report No. 03
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 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
The Growing Financial Burden of Health Care: National and State Trends, 2001-2006Peter J. Cunningham	March 25, 2010	Journal Article Health Affairs
The Health Care Safety Net: What is It, What Good Does It Do, and Will It Still be There When We Need It?Peter J. Cunningham	Fall 2007	Journal Article Harvard Health Policy Review
The Health Status of Workers Who Decline Employer-Sponsored Insurance:Linda J. Blumberg, Len M. Nichols	November 2001	Health Affairs
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
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
Update on the Nation’s Health Care System:Cara S. Lesser, Paul B. Ginsburg	November/December 2000	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
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
Written Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Health of the House Committee on Ways and Means	Feb. 28, 2002	Testimony