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
Rising Hospital Employment of Physicians: Better Quality, Higher Costs?Ann S. O'Malley, Amelia M. Bond, Robert A. Berenson	August 2011	Issue Brief No. 136
Safety Net Hospital Emergency Departments: Creating Safety Valves for Non-Urgent CareLaurie E. Felland, Robert E. Hurley, Nicole M. Kemper	May 2008	Issue Brief No. 120
Satisfaction and Quality:Marie C. Reed, Robert F. St. Peter	Fall 1997	Data Bulletin No. 03
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
So Much to Do, So Little Time: Physician Capacity Constraints, 1997-2001Sally Trude	May 2003	Tracking Report No. 8
Staying in the Game:Raymond J. Baxter, Rachel L. Feldman	March 1999	Research Report No. 03
Stretching the Safety Net to Serve Undocumented Immigrants: Community Responses to Health NeedsAndrea Staiti, Robert E. Hurley, Aaron Katz	February 2006	Issue Brief No. 104
Suburban Poverty and the Health Care Safety NetLaurie E. Felland, Johanna Lauer, Peter J. Cunningham	July 2009	HSC Research Brief No. 13
The Community Safety Net and Prescription Drug Access for Low-Income, Uninsured PeopleLaurie E. Felland, Erin Fries Taylor, Anneliese M. Gerland	April 2006	Issue Brief No. 105
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 Economic Recession: Early Impacts on Health Care Safety Net ProvidersLaurie E. Felland, Peter J. Cunningham, Genna R. Cohen, Elizabeth A. November, Brian C. Quinn	January 2010	HSC Research Brief No. 15
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: Money Matters but Savvy Leadership CountsLaurie E. Felland, Kyle Kinner, John F. Hoadley	August 2003	Issue Brief No. 66
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 Insurance Gap and Minority Health Care, 1997-2001J. Lee Hargraves	June 2002	Tracking Report No. 2
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 Scope of Care Expected of Primary Care Physicians:Robert F. St. Peter, Marie C. Reed, Peter Kemper, David Blumenthal	December 1999	Issue Brief No. 24