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
Do HMOs Make a Difference?Ha T. Tu, Peter Kemper, Holly L. Wong	Winter 1999/2000	Inquiry
Do Primary Care Physicians Treating Minority Patients Report Problems Delivering High-Quality Care?James D. Reschovsky, Ann S. O'Malley	April 22, 2008	Journal Article Health Affairs
Do Reimbursement Delays Discourage Medicaid Participation by Physicians?Peter J. Cunningham, Ann S. O'Malley	Nov. 18, 2008	Journal Article Health Affairs
Does Type of Health Insurance Affect Health Care Use and Assessments of Care Among the Privately Insured?James D. Reschovsky, Peter Kemper, Ha T. Tu	April 2000	Health Services Research
Effects of Changes in Incomes and Practice Circumstances on Physicians' Decisions to Treat Charity and Medicaid PatientsPeter J. Cunningham, Jack Hadley	March 2008	Journal Article The Milbank Quarterly
Expanding Care Versus Expanding Coverage: How to Improve Access to CarePeter J. Cunningham, Jack Hadley	July/August 2004	Journal Article Health Affairs
Financial Burden of Health Care, 2001-2004Jessica S. Banthin, Peter J. Cunningham, Didem M. Bernard	January/February 2008	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
Health Coverage and Access to Care for Hispanics in New Growth Communities and Major Hispanic CentersPeter J. Cunningham, Michelle I. Banker, Samantha Artiga, Jennifer Tolbert	Sept. 21, 2006	Research Report
Health Plan Switching:Peter J. Cunningham, Linda T. Kohn	May/June 2000	Health Affairs
How Does Health Coverage and Access to Care for Immigrants Vary by Length of Time in the U.S.?Peter J. Cunningham, Samantha Artiga	June 9, 2009	Kaiser Family Foundation Report
How Well Do Communities Perform on Access to Care for the UninsuredPeter J. Cunningham, Heidi H. Whitmore	September 1998	Research Report No. 01
Identifying Affordable Sources of Medical Care Among Uninsured PersonsPeter J. Cunningham, Jack Hadley, Genevieve Kenney, Amy J. Davidoff	January 2007	Journal Article Health Services Research
Immunization Disparities in Older AmericansAnn S. O'Malley, Christopher B Forrest	August 2006	Journal Article American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Improving Access to Specialty Care for Medicaid Patients: Policy Issues and OptionsLaurie E. Felland, Amanda E. Lechner, Anna Sommers	June 2013	Commonwealth Fund Report
Improving Health Care Access for Low-Income People: Lessons from Ascension Health's Community CollaborativesLaurie E. Felland, Paul B. Ginsburg, Gretchen Kishbauch	July 2011	Journal Article Health Affairs
Managed Care and Physicians' Provision of Charity CarePeter J. Cunningham, Joy M. Grossman, Robert F. St. Peter, Cara S. Lesser	March 24-31, 1999	Journal of the American Medical Association
Medicaid Cost Containment and Access to Prescription DrugsPeter J. Cunningham	May/June 2005	Journal Article Health Affairs
Medicaid/SCHIP Cuts and Hospital Emergency Department UsePeter J. Cunningham	January/February 2006	Journal Article Health Affairs
Myths About The Uninsured	March 9, 2004	Congressional Testimony