Primary care appointment availability for Medicaid patients: comparing traditional and premium assistance plans

Primary care appointment availability for Medicaid patients: comparing traditional and premium assistance plans

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Research brief (Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics)
Author(s):
Basseyn, Simon, author
Saloner, Brendan, author
Kenney, Genevieve M., author
Wissoker, Douglas, author
Polsky, Daniel, author
Rhodes, Karin V., author
Contributor(s):
Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, issuing body.
Publication:
Philadelphia, PA : Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, July 2016
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Appointments and Schedules
Health Insurance Exchanges -- statistics & numerical data
Health Services Accessibility -- statistics & numerical data
Medicaid -- statistics & numerical data
Primary Health Care
Waiting Lists
Arkansas
Iowa
United States
United States.
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
KEY FINDINGS: In 2014, Arkansas and Iowa expanded their Medicaid programs and enrolled many of their adult beneficiaries in commercial Marketplace plans. This study suggests that this "private option" may make it easier for new Medicaid patients to get primary care appointments.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (2 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101691455 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101691455