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This study examines quality among health centers relative to Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs). Chronic care quality among health centers is high; gaps in women’s preventive care are a concern. Lower-performing health centers have very high uninsured and homeless rates. The expansion of Medicaid and private insurance under the ACA may foster gains in health center quality performance.
This brief examines the cost and use of health care among low-income nonelderly adults who are covered by Medicaid relative to their expected service use and costs if they instead had employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) coverage or were uninsured. The analysis controls for a wide array of factors that also influence utilization and spending in an effort to isolate the specific effects of Medicaid coverage. Consistent with previous research, the analysis underscores how Medicaid facilitates access…
This document summarizes the comprehensive 2010 health reform law, often called the Affordable Care Act or ACA, including changes made to it by subsequent legislation, with a focus on provisions to expand coverage, control costs, and improve delivery systems.
Percent of Adults and Children with an Emergency Room Visit in the Past Year by Citizenship Status, 2011 Download Source KCMU analysis of 2011 NHIS data.
Disparities in Access to Care for Selected Groups Download Source AHRQ, “National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2011, http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/qrdr11.htm
Access to and Use of Care for Nonelderly by Citizenship Status, 2011 Download Source KCMU analysis of 2011 NHIS data.
Medicaid Has Many Vital Roles in our Health Care System Download
Access to Care by Health Insurance Status, 2011 Download Source KCMU analysis of 2011 NHIS data
Women Take Primary Responsibilities for Children’s Medical Needs Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation, 2008 Kaiser Women’s Health Survey
Women Experience Multiple Barriers to Health Care Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation, 2008 Kaiser Women’s Health Survey
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