Disparities in Primary Care Wait Times in Medicaid versus Commercial Insurance

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine: JABFM

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Evelyn G. Gotlieb¹  Karin V. Rhodes²  Molly K. Candon¹ 

[1] From the University of Pennsylvania;Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell;Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics;Penn Center for Mental Health

关键词: Access to Health Care;    Appointments and Schedules;    Health Care Disparities;    Health Care Reform;    Linear Models;    Medicaid;    Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act;    Primary Health Care;    Vulnerable Populations;   

DOI  :  10.3122/jabfm.2021.03.200496

学科分类：过敏症与临床免疫学

来源: The American Board of Family Medicine

【 摘 要 】

Background: Timely access to primary care is important, particularly among patients with acute conditions and patients seeking gateways to specialty care. Due to concerns that expanded Medicaid eligibility would compromise access to primary care among new Medicaid beneficiaries, an experimental study was conducted to test the ability to obtain timely appointments. Although access to primary care appointments for simulated Medicaid patients significantly increased, wait times also increased. This study explores the determinants of wait times and whether they pose greater barriers to Medicaid beneficiaries.

【 授权许可】

CC BY