Uninsured and Low-Income

HSC research focuses on access to care for the uninsured and those with low incomes. Combining HSC's household and physician surveys provides a rich picture of how access is changing in an era of increasingly competitive markets. Analyses document how pressures on the health care safety net affect access to care for those who are uninsured and/or have low incomes.

Title	Date	Document Info
Tough Trade-offs: Medical Bills, Family Finances and Access to CareJessica H. May, Peter J. Cunningham	June 2004	Issue Brief No. 85
A Growing Hole in the Safety Net: Physician Charity Care Declines AgainPeter J. Cunningham, Jessica H. May	March 2006	Tracking Report No. 13
A Long and Winding Road: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Community Variation and Prospects Under ReformAaron Katz, Laurie E. Felland, Ian Hill, Lucy B. Stark	November 2011	HSC Research Brief No. 21
Access to Care:Cara S. Lesser, Peter J. Cunningham	Fall 1997	Data Bulletin No. 01
Access to Health Care:Heidi H. Whitmore	April 1997	Issue Brief No. 08
Access to Prescription Drugs for Medicare BeneficiariesJames D. Reschovsky, Laurie E. Felland	March 2009	Tracking Report No. 23
An Update on Americans' Access to Prescription DrugsMarie C. Reed	May 2005	Issue Brief No. 95
Balancing Margin and Mission: Hospitals Alter Billing and Collection Practices for Uninsured PatientsAndrea Staiti, Robert E. Hurley, Peter J. Cunningham	October 2005	Issue Brief No. 99
Financial and Health Burdens of Chronic Conditions GrowHa T. Tu, Genna R. Cohen	April 2009	Tracking Report No. 24
General Hospitals, Specialty Hospitals and Financially Vulnerable PatientsAnn Tynan, Elizabeth A. November, Johanna Lauer, Hoangmai H. Pham, Peter Cram	April 2009	HSC Research Brief No. 11
Health Care Access For Low-Income People: Significant Safety Net Gaps RemainLaurie E. Felland, Suzanne Felt-Lisk, Megan McHugh	June 2004	Issue Brief No. 84
Insured Americans Drive Surge in Emergency Department VisitsPeter J. Cunningham, Jessica H. May	October 2003	Issue Brief No. 70
Living on the Edge: Health Care Expenses Strain Family BudgetsPeter J. Cunningham, Carolyn Miller, Alwyn Cassil	December 2008	HSC Research Brief No. 10
Local Innovations Provide Managed Care for the UninsuredLaurie E. Felland, Cara S. Lesser	January 2000	Issue Brief No. 25
Managed Care Cost Pressures Threaten Access for the Uninsured	March 1999	Issue Brief No. 19
Medicaid Patients Increasingly Concentrated Among PhysiciansPeter J. Cunningham, Jessica H. May	August 2006	Tracking Report No. 16
Medical Bill Problems Steady for U.S. Families, 2007-2010Anna Sommers, Peter J. Cunningham	December 2011	Tracking Report No. 28
Mixed Signals: Trends in Americans' Access to Medical Care, 2007-2010Ellyn R. Boukus, Peter J. Cunningham	August 2011	Tracking Report No. 25
More Nonelderly Americans Face Problems Affording Prescription DrugsLaurie E. Felland, James D. Reschovsky	January 2009	Tracking Report No. 22
Most Uninsured People Unaware of Health Care Safety Net ProvidersJessica H. May, Peter J. Cunningham, Jack Hadley	November 2004	Issue Brief No. 90