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If the Price is Right, Most Uninsured—Even Young Invincibles—Likely to Consider New Health Insurance Marketplaces

September 2013 HSC Research Brief No. 28 Peter Cunningham  

Few Americans Switch Employer Health Plans for Better Quality, Lower Costs

January 2013 NIHCR Research Brief No. 12 Peter Cunningham  

San Diego: Health Care Providers Expand Capacity as Competition Increases for Well-Insured Patients

January 2013 CHCF Regional Markets Issue Brief Peter Cunningham  

Fresno: Health Providers Expand Capacity, but Health Reform Preparation Lags

December 2012 CHCF Regional Markets Issue Brief Peter Cunningham  

Despite the Recession's Effects on Incomes and Jobs, the Share of People with High Medical Costs was Mostly Unchanged

Oct. 24, 2012 Journal Article Peter Cunningham  

Safety-Net Providers in Some U.S. Communities Have Increasingly Embraced Coordinated Care Models

August 2012 Journal Article Peter Cunningham  

Cost and Access Challenges: A Comparison of Experiences Between Uninsured and Privately Insured Adults Aged 55 to 64 with Seniors on Medicare

May 2012 Kaiser Family Foundation Issue Brief Peter Cunningham  

Medical Bill Problems Steady for U.S. Families, 2007-2010

December 2011 Tracking Report No. 28 Peter Cunningham  

Physician Visits After Hospital Discharge: Implications for Reducing Readmissions

December 2011 NIHCR Research Brief No. 6 Peter Cunningham  

Raising Low 'Patient Activation' Rates Among Hispanic Immigrants May Equal Expanded Coverage in Reducing Access Disparities

October 2011 Journal Article Peter Cunningham  

Economic Downturn Strains Miami Health Care System

September 2011 Community Report No. 11 Peter Cunningham  

Mixed Signals: Trends in Americans' Access to Medical Care, 2007-2010

August 2011 Tracking Report No. 25 Peter Cunningham  

Nonurgent Use of Hospital Emergency Departments

May 11, 2011 Senate Testimony Peter Cunningham  

State Variation in Primary Care Physician Supply: Implications for Health Reform Medicaid Expansions

March 2011 HSC Research Brief No. 19 Peter Cunningham  

Greenville & Spartanburg: Surging Hospital Employment of Physicians Poses Opportunities and Challenges

February 2011 Community Report No. 6 Peter Cunningham  

Qualitative Methods: A Crucial Tool for Understanding Changes in Health Systems and Health Care Delivery

Jan. 21, 2011 Journal Article Peter Cunningham  

Who Are the Uninsured Eligible for Premium Subsidies in the Health Insurance Exchanges?

December 2010 HSC Research Brief No. 18 Peter Cunningham  

Physician Reimbursement and Participation in Medicaid

Sept. 23, 2010 Testimony Peter Cunningham  

Explaining the Increase in Family Financial Pressures from Medical Bills Between 2003 and 2007

Do Affordability Thresholds Change Over Time?
Sept. 16, 2010 Journal Article Peter Cunningham  

Detroit: Motor City to Medical Mecca?

August 2010 Community Report Peter Cunningham  

The Growing Financial Burden of Health Care: National and State Trends, 2001-2006

March 25, 2010 Journal Article Peter Cunningham  

The Economic Recession: Early Impacts on Health Care Safety Net Providers

January 2010 HSC Research Brief No. 15 Peter Cunningham  

Suburban Poverty and the Health Care Safety Net

July 2009 HSC Research Brief No. 13 Peter Cunningham  

How Does Health Coverage and Access to Care for Immigrants Vary by Length of Time in the U.S.?

June 9, 2009 Kaiser Family Foundation Report Peter Cunningham  

Beyond Parity: Primary Care Physicians' Perspectives on Access to Mental Health Care

April 14, 2009 Journal Article Peter Cunningham  

Patient Experience with Coordination of Care: The Benefit of Continuity and Primary Care Physician as Referral Source

Jan. 6, 2009 Journal Article Peter Cunningham  

High Medical Cost Burdens, Patient Trust and Perceived Quality of Care

Jan. 5, 2009 Journal Article Peter Cunningham  

Living on the Edge: Health Care Expenses Strain Family Budgets

December 2008 HSC Research Brief No. 10 Peter Cunningham  

The Fraying Link Between Work and Health Insurance

Trends in Employer-Sponsored Insurance for Employees, 2000-2007
November 2008 Kaiser Family Foundation Report Peter Cunningham  

Do Reimbursement Delays Discourage Medicaid Participation by Physicians?

Nov. 18, 2008 Journal Article Peter Cunningham  

How Engaged Are Consumers in Their Health and Health Care, and Why Does It Matter

October 2008 HSC Research Brief No. 8 Peter Cunningham  

Trade-Offs Getting Tougher: Problems Paying Medical Bills Increase for U.S. Families, 2003-2007

September 2008 Tracking Report No. 21 Peter Cunningham  

Caught in the Competitive Crossfire: Safety-Net Providers Balance Margin and Mission in a Profit-Driven Health Care Market

Aug. 12, 2008 Journal Article Peter Cunningham  

Community Efforts to Expand Dental Services for Low-Income People

July 2008 Issue Brief No. 122 Peter Cunningham  

Falling Behind: Americans' Access to Medical Care Deteriorates, 2003-2007

June 2008 Tracking Report No. 19 Peter Cunningham  

Effects of Changes in Incomes and Practice Circumstances on Physicians' Decisions to Treat Charity and Medicaid Patients

March 2008 Journal Article Peter Cunningham  

Financial Burden of Health Care, 2001-2004

January/February 2008 Journal Article Peter Cunningham  

Overburdened and Overwhelmed: The Struggles of Communities with High Medical Cost Burdens

November 2007 Research Report Peter Cunningham  

The Health Care Safety Net: What is It, What Good Does It Do, and Will It Still be There When We Need It?

Fall 2007 Journal Article Peter Cunningham  

Differences Between Symptom-Specific and General Survey Questions of Unmet Need in Measuring Insurance and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Access to Care

September 2007 Journal Article Peter Cunningham  

Insurance Premiums and Insurance Coverage of Near-Poor Children

Winter 2006/2007 Journal Article Peter Cunningham  

Identifying Affordable Sources of Medical Care Among Uninsured Persons

January 2007 Journal Article Peter Cunningham  

Would Safety-Net Expansions Offset Reduced Access Resulting from Lost Insurance Coverage? Race/Ethnicity Differences

November/December 2006 Journal Article Peter Cunningham  

Health Coverage and Access to Care for Hispanics in New Growth Communities and Major Hispanic Centers

Sept. 21, 2006 Research Report Peter Cunningham  

Medicaid Patients Increasingly Concentrated Among Physicians

August 2006 Tracking Report No. 16 Peter Cunningham  

What Accounts for Differences in the Use of Hospital Emergency Departments Across U.S. Communities?

July 18, 2006 Journal Article Peter Cunningham  

The Struggle to Provide Community-Based Care to Low-Income People with Serious Mental Illnesses

May/June 2006 Journal Article Peter Cunningham  

Community Approaches to Providing Care for the Uninsured

April 11, 2006 Journal Article Peter Cunningham  

A Growing Hole in the Safety Net: Physician Charity Care Declines Again

March 2006 Tracking Report No. 13 Peter Cunningham  

Medicaid/SCHIP Cuts and Hospital Emergency Department Use

January/February 2006 Journal Article Peter Cunningham  

Physician Acceptance of New Medicare Patients Stabilizes in 2004-05

January 2006 Tracking Report No. 12 Peter Cunningham  

The Effects of Medicaid Reimbursement on the Access to Care of Medicaid Enrollees: A Community Perspective

December 2005 Journal Article Peter Cunningham  

Syracuse Faces Rising Health Costs; Hospital Competition Grows

October 2005 Community Report No. 9 Peter Cunningham  

Perception, Reality and Health Insurance: Uninsured as Likely as Insured to Perceive Need for Care but Half as Likely to Get Care

October 2005 Issue Brief No. 100 Peter Cunningham  

Balancing Margin and Mission: Hospitals Alter Billing and Collection Practices for Uninsured Patients

October 2005 Issue Brief No. 99 Peter Cunningham  

Community Quality Efforts Expand as Seattle Health Plan Products Evolve

September 2005 Community Report No. 7 Peter Cunningham  

Public Coverage Provides Vital Safety Net for Children with Special Health Care Needs

September 2005 Issue Brief No. 98 Peter Cunningham  

Medicaid Cost Containment and Access to Prescription Drugs

States' Efforts to Contain the Rising Costs of Medicaid Prescription Drugs are Reducing Enrollees' Access to Needed Medications
May/June 2005 Journal Article Peter Cunningham  

Most Uninsured People Unaware of Health Care Safety Net Providers

November 2004 Issue Brief No. 90 Peter Cunningham  

Availability of Safety Net Providers and Access to Care of Uninsured Persons

October 2004 Journal Article Peter Cunningham  

Children's Health Coverage: A Quarter-Century of Change

September/October 2004 Journal Article Peter Cunningham  

Trends in Americans' Access to Needed Medical Care, 2001-2003

August 2004 Tracking Report No. 10 Peter Cunningham  

Expanding Care Versus Expanding Coverage: How to Improve Access to Care

The Two Strategies Should be Viewed as Complements, not Competitors
July/August 2004 Journal Article Peter Cunningham  


Tough Trade-offs: Medical Bills, Family Finances and Access to Care

June 2004 Issue Brief No. 85 Peter Cunningham  

Changes in Medicaid Physician Fees, 1998-2003: Implications For Physician Participation

Despite recent gains, the relative attractiveness of Medicaid patients has not improved much over the longer term
June 23, 2004 Journal Article Peter Cunningham  

Popular Medicaid Programs do Battle with State Budget Pressures: Perspectives from Twelve States

March/April 2004 Journal Article Peter Cunningham  

Insured Americans Drive Surge in Emergency Department Visits

October 2003 Issue Brief No. 70 Peter Cunningham  


Health Care Market Stabilizes, but Rising Costs and State Budget Woes Loom in Boston

Fall 2003 Community Report No. 12 Peter Cunningham  

SCHIP Making Progress: Increased Take-up Contributes to Coverage Gains

July/August 2003 Journal Article Peter Cunningham  

Health Care Cost Concerns Intensify in Little Rock

Summer 2003 Community Report No. 8 Peter Cunningham  

Rising Costs Pressure Employers, Consumers in Northern New Jersey Health Care Market

Winter 2003 Community Report No. 4 Peter Cunningham  

The Effects of SCHIP on Children's Health Insurance Coverage

Early Evidence from the Community Tracking Study
December 2002 Journal Article Peter Cunningham  

SCHIP, Medicaid Expansions Lead to Shifts in Children's Coverage

December 2002 Issue Brief No. 59 Peter Cunningham  

The Effects of SCHIP on Children's Health Insurance Coverage

An Update Based on Three Rounds of the Community Tracking Study, 1996-97 to 2000-01
December 2002 Research Report No. 7 Peter Cunningham  

Mounting Pressures: Physicians Serving Medicaid Patients and the Uninsured, 1997-2001

December 2002 Tracking Report No. 6 Peter Cunningham  

Counseling Patients to Quit Smoking: Missed Opportunities and the Need to Better Target Physician Counseling

June 2002 Research Report No. 6 Peter Cunningham  

Prescription Drug Access: Not Just a Medicare Problem

April 2002 Issue Brief No. 51 Peter Cunningham  

Affording Prescription Drugs: Not Just a Problem for the Elderly

April 2002 Research Report No. 5 Peter Cunningham  

Treading Water: Americans' Access to Needed Medical Care, 1997-2001

March 2002 Tracking Report No. 1 Peter Cunningham  

Declining Employer-Sponsored Coverage

The Role of Public Programs and Implications for Access to Care
March 2002 Journal Article Peter Cunningham  

Racial and Ethnic Differences in Access to Medical Care in Managed Care Plans

October 2001 Peter Cunningham  

Physicians Pulling Back from Charity Care

August 2001 Issue Brief No. 42 Peter Cunningham  

Does Managed Care Enable More Low Income Persons to Identify a Usual Source of Care?

Implications for Access to Care
July 2001 Peter Cunningham  

Targeting Communities With High Rates Of Uninsured Children

Despite improved eligibility, enrollment outreach remains the key to getting children insured.
July 25, 2001 Peter Cunningham  

What Accounts for Differences in Uninsurance Rates Across Communities?

Spring 2001 Peter Cunningham  

Do Consumers Know How Their Health Plan Works?

Consumers tend to overestimate plan restrictions, especially regarding access to medical Specialists.
March/April 2001 Peter Cunningham  

Some Communities Make Progress in Reducing Children's Uninsurance

October 2000 Data Bulletin No. 19 Peter Cunningham  

Who Is Likely to Switch Health Plans?

July 2000 Data Bulletin No. 18 Peter Cunningham  

Health Plan Switching:

Choice or Circumstance?
May/June 2000 Peter Cunningham  

Recent Trends in Children's Health Insurance

No Gains for Low-Income Children
April 2000 Issue Brief No. 29 Peter Cunningham  

Tracking Recent Changes in Health Coverage for Low-Income Children with the Community Tracking Study, 1996-1997 and 1998-1999

April 2000 Research Report No. 04 Peter Cunningham  

Who Declines Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance and Is Uninsured?

October 1999 Issue Brief No. 22 Peter Cunningham  

Choosing To Be Uninsured:

Determinants and Consequences of the Decision to Decline Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance
October 1999 Peter Cunningham  

Pressures on the Health Care Safety Net:

Implications for Access to Care for the Uninsured
April 1999 Peter Cunningham  

Managed Care and Physicians' Provision of Charity Care

March 24-31, 1999 Peter Cunningham  

The Uninsured Getting Care:

Where You Live Matters
September 1998 Issue Brief No. 15 Peter Cunningham  

Ability to Obtain Medical Care for the Uninsured

September 9, 1998 Peter Cunningham  

CHIPing Away at the Problem of Uninsured Children

Why Children Lack Health Insurance
October 1998 Research Report No. 02 Peter Cunningham  

How Well Do Communities Perform on Access to Care for the Uninsured

September 1998 Research Report No. 01 Peter Cunningham  

CHIPing Away at the Problem of Uninsured Children

August 1998 Issue Brief No. 14 Peter Cunningham  

Next Steps in Incremental Health Insurance Expansions:

Who is Most Deserving
April 1998 Issue Brief No. 12 Peter Cunningham  

Uninsurance Rates Vary Widely Across Communities and Regions

Fall 1997 Data Bulletin No. 05 Peter Cunningham  

Strong Opinions Held about the Tradeoff Between Choice of Providers and Cost of Care

Fall 1997 Data Bulletin No. 04 Peter Cunningham  

Access to Care:

Is it Improving or Declining?
Fall 1997 Data Bulletin No. 01 Peter Cunningham  

A Changing Picture of Uncompensated Care

July/August 1997 Peter Cunningham  
         



 

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