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
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
The Surge in Urgent Care Centers: Emergency Department Alternative or Costly Convenience?Tracy Yee, Amanda E. Lechner, Ellyn R. Boukus	July 2013	HSC Research Brief No. 26
The Uninsured Getting Care:Peter J. Cunningham, Peter Kemper	September 1998	Issue Brief No. 15
Tracking Changes in the Public Health System:	September 1996	Issue Brief No. 02
Trade-Offs Getting Tougher: Problems Paying Medical Bills Increase for U.S. Families, 2003-2007Peter J. Cunningham	September 2008	Tracking Report No. 21
Treading Water: Americans' Access to Needed Medical Care, 1997-2001Bradley C. Strunk, Peter J. Cunningham	March 2002	Tracking Report No. 1
Trends in Americans' Access to Needed Medical Care, 2001-2003Bradley C. Strunk, Peter J. Cunningham	August 2004	Tracking Report No. 10
Triple Jeopardy: Low Income, Chronically Ill and Uninsured in AmericaMarie C. Reed, Ha T. Tu	February 2002	Issue Brief No. 49
Unequal Access: African-American Medicare Beneficiaries and the Prescription Drug GapMarie C. Reed, J. Lee Hargraves, Alwyn Cassil	July 2003	Issue Brief No. 64
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
What’s the Difference Between HMOs and Non-HMOs?: National Survey of Consumers Finds Limited Disparities with Non-HMO Plans	March 16, 2000	Conference Executive Summary
Who Is Likely to Switch Health Plans?Peter J. Cunningham, Linda T. Kohn	July 2000	Data Bulletin No. 18
Why People Change Their Health Care ProvidersMarie C. Reed	May 2000	Data Bulletin No. 16
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