Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT): Publications by Staff

Amy K. Taylor

Authors: Taylor A, Crimmel B
Title: State differences in offer rates and enrollment in employer-sponsored health insurance plans that required no employee contribution to the premium cost, 2005
Publication: MEPS Statistical Brief No. 213. Available on the MEPS Web site
Date: July 2008
Abstract: Using data from the 2005 MEPS-IC, this statistical brief presents estimates of offer rates and enrollment in employer-sponsored health insurance plans requiring no employee contribution in the ten most populous states in 2005. The availability of such plans varies considerably by state and firm size, among other factors. State variations from the national average are discussed.

Authors: Taylor A, Crimmel B, Zawacki A
Title: Changes in out-of-pocket maximum limits for employer-sponsored health insurance plans, 1999-2003
Publication: MEPS Statistical Brief No. 128. Available on the MEPS Web site
Date: June 2006
Abstract: The estimates shown in this brief, which are drawn from the Insurance Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-IC), pertain to employees of firms in the private sector of the economy who are enrolled in an employer-sponsored health insurance plan. Data for employees working for small (fewer than 50 employees) and large firms (50 or more employees) are analyzed.

Authors: Crimmel B, Taylor A, Zawacki A
Title: Changes in co-pays for employer-sponsored health insurance plans, 1999-2003
Publication: MEPS Statistical Brief No. 127. Available on the MEPS Web site
Date: June 2006
Abstract: This statistical brief discusses changes in co-pay amounts for employer-sponsored health insurance from 1999 to 2003. The estimates shown are drawn from the MEPS-IC and pertain to employees of small firms (fewer than 50 employees) and large firms (50 or more employees) in the private sector who are enrolled in an employer-sponsored plan.

Authors: Taylor A, Larson S, Correa-de-Arujo R
Title: Women's health care utilization and expenditures
Publication: Women's Health Issues 16(2):66-79
Date: March/April 2006
Abstract: Available on PubMed®

Authors: Vitullo M, Taylor A
Title: Latino adults' health insurance coverage: an examination of Mexican and Puerto Rican subgroup differences
Publication: J Health Care Poor Underserved 13(4):504-25
Date: 2002
Abstract: Available on PubMed®

Authors: Taylor A, Cohen J, Machlin S
Title: Being uninsured in 1996 compared to 1987: How has the experience of the uninsured changed over time?
Publication: Health Serv Res 36(6)Part II:16-31. AHRQ Pub. No. 02-R038
Date: 2001
Abstract: Despite the fundamental changes in the health care system that took place between 1987 and 1996, health care utilization and expenses for the uninsured changed very little. The uninsured are still much less likely to use services than are the privately insured, and they pay for a larger proportion of their medical care expenses out of pocket. There was some improvement in the burden of out-of-pocket spending between 1987 and 1996, but a significant number of the uninsured still have high financial burden.

Authors: Kass-Bartelmes B, Altman B, Taylor A
Title: Disparities and Gender Gaps in Women's Health, 1996
Publication: MEPS Chartbook No. 8. AHRQ Pub. No. 02-0003. Available on the MEPS Web site
Date: 2001
Abstract: This report focuses on three key aspects of women's health. The first section introduces data on health insurance status for women compared with men and describes racial/ethnic differences among women. The second section presents information on access to care and use of medical services, including gender differences and racial/ethnic differences among women for usual source of care, use of care, and preventive services. Finally, the third section depicts women's health status, including functional limitations. It compares men and women, as well as women of different racial/ethnic groups, income levels, and educational status.

Authors: Banthin J, Taylor A
Title: HMO enrollment in the United States: Estimates based on household reports, 1996
Publication: MEPS Research Findings No. 15. AHRQ Pub. No. 01-0014. Available on the MEPS Web site
Date: 2001
Abstract: This report from the 1996 MEPS presents estimates of the total number of people enrolled in health maintenance organization (HMO) plans for the first half of 1996. The estimates are based on MEPS household survey data, which rely on household members' understanding and reporting of HMO status.

Authors: Altman B, Taylor A
Title: Women in the health care system: health status, insurance, and access to care
Publication: MEPS Research Findings No. 17. AHRQ Pub. No. 02-0004. Available on the MEPS Web site
Date: 2001
Abstract: This report focuses on adult noninstitutionalized women in the United States in 1996. In terms of health status, the report shows perceived health, mental health, and the presence of a number of different limitations. Health insurance status is examined in terms of whether women are publicly insured, privately insured, or uninsured, and whether insured women are policyholders or dependents. Data on women's usual source of health care, use of ambulatory care services, and use of selected preventive services are used to examine access to care. The report does not compare women's health to men's health but instead looks at the health status of women by various demographic and health characteristics that may be associated with disparities in access to care or other disadvantages in the health care system, including a measure that combines marital status, presence of children in the household, and age of children. The estimates shown come from the Household Component of AHRQ's MEPS.

Authors: Machlin S, Taylor A
Title: Design, methods, and field results of the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Medical Provider Component
Publication: MEPS Methodology Report No. 9. AHRQ Pub. No. 00-0028. Available on the MEPS Web site
Date: 2000
Abstract: MEPS comprises four component surveys. The Medical Provider Component (MPC) is a survey of medical professionals and institutions that provided care to sample persons in the MEPS-HC. The MPC's primary focus is to collect data on expenditures for medical services provided to MEPS respondents. MPC data are critical in the development of MEPS national medical expenditure estimates because household respondents are not always a reliable source of information on medical expenditures. This report describes the design of and methods used in the 1996 MEPS MPC. In addition, information is included on the MPC objectives, instruments and procedures for data collection, sample sizes, and response rates.

Authors: Monheit A, Schone B, Taylor A
Title: Health insurance choices in two-worker households: Determinants of double coverage
Publication: Inquiry 36:12-29. AHCPR Pub. No. 99-R072
Date: 1999
Abstract: Available on PubMed®

Authors: Cohen J, Monheit A, Beauregard K, et al
Title: The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey: A national health information resource
Publication: Inquiry 33:373-89. AHCPR Pub. No. 97-R043
Date: 1996-97
Abstract: Available on PubMed®

Authors: Taylor A, Beauregard K, Vistnes J
Title: Who belongs to HMOs: A comparison of fee-for-service versus HMO enrollees
Publication: Med Care Res Rev 52(3):389-408
Date: Sept. 1995
Abstract: Available on PubMed®

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