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
Tough Trade-offs: Medical Bills, Family Finances and Access to CareJessica H. May, Peter J. Cunningham	June 2004	Issue Brief No. 85
A Changing Picture of Uncompensated CarePeter J. Cunningham, Ha T. Tu	July/August 1997	Health Affairs
A Comparison of Two Approaches to Increasing Access to Care: Expanding Coverage Versus Increasing Physician FeesChapin White	Feb. 3, 2012	Journal Article Health Services Research
A Decade of Tracking Health System ChangePaul B. Ginsburg, Cara S. Lesser	March 2006	Commentary No. 2
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
A Widening Rift in Access and Quality: Growing Evidence of Economic DisparitiesRobert E. Hurley, Hoangmai H. Pham, Gary Claxton	Dec. 6, 2005	Journal Article Health Affairs
Ability to Obtain Medical Care for the UninsuredPeter J. Cunningham, Peter Kemper	September 9, 1998	Journal of the American Medical Association
Access and Quality: Does Rural America Lag Behind?James D. Reschovsky, Andrea Staiti	July/August 2005	Journal Article Health Affairs
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
Access to Specialists:Robert F. St. Peter	Fall 1997	Data Bulletin No. 02
Affording Prescription Drugs: Not Just a Problem for the ElderlyPeter J. Cunningham	April 2002	Research Report No. 5
After-Hours Access to Primary Care Practices Linked with Lower Emergency Department Use and Less Unmet Medical NeedAnn S. O'Malley	Dec. 12, 2012	Journal Article Health Affairs
Alabama’s Pass on Medicaid Expansion Leaves Birmingham’s Uninsured with Weak Safety NetHa T. Tu, Emily Carrier, Amanda E. Lechner, Kevin Draper	October 2013	RWJF Reform Community Report
Americans' Access to Prescription Drugs Stabilizes, 2007-2010Ellyn R. Boukus, Emily Carrier	December 2011	Tracking Report No. 27
An Update on Americans' Access to Prescription DrugsMarie C. Reed	May 2005	Issue Brief No. 95
An Update on Medicare Beneficiary Access to Physician ServicesSally Trude, Paul B. Ginsburg	February 2005	Issue Brief No. 93
Availability of Safety Net Providers and Access to Care of Uninsured PersonsJack Hadley, Peter J. Cunningham	October 2004	Journal Article Health Services Research