Limitations in Access to Dental and Medical Specialty Care for Publicly Insured Children
Issue Brief
Jun. 24, 2011
This Issue Brief summarizes research that directly measures the willingness of dental and medical providers to see publicly-insured children, using research assistants posing as mothers calling for an urgent appointment for their child.
Medicaid Children Denied Medical Specialist Appointments
Jun. 16, 2011
Penn Undercover Study Finds 66% Unable to Get Access
How Primary Care Practice Affects Medicaid Patients’ Use of Emergency Services
Jul. 28, 2005
This Issue Brief summarizes research that identifies primary care characteristics associated with ED use in a Medicaid managed care population. It suggests a strategy to simultaneously improve access to primary care and reduce costs of ED care.