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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedHan B, Chen PG, Yu H
Access to after-hours primary care: a key determinant of children's medical home status.
Researchers sought to identify individual survey items or domains that best predict medical home (MH) status for children and use them to develop brief markers of MH status. Using MEPS data, they found that accessibility, especially the ability to access health care after regular office hours, appeared to be the major predictor of having a MH among children. They recommended that the ongoing efforts to promote the MH model target improving accessibility of health care after regular hours for children overall and especially for Latino children.
AHRQ-funded; HS023336.
Citation: Han B, Chen PG, Yu H .
Access to after-hours primary care: a key determinant of children's medical home status.
BMC Health Serv Res 2021 Feb 27;21(1):185. doi: 10.1186/s12913-021-06192-y..
Keywords: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), Children/Adolescents, Primary Care: Models of Care, Primary Care, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Access to Care, Healthcare Delivery, Disparities, Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Hill SC, Abdus S
AHRQ Author: Hill SC Abdus S
The effects of Medicaid on access to care and adherence to recommended preventive services.
Using MEPS data, the authors sought to quantify the impact of Medicaid enrollment on access to care and adherence to recommended preventive services. They found that Medicaid enrollment decreased the probability of having unmet needs for medical care and of experiencing delays getting prescription drugs. Medicaid enrollment increased the probability of having a usual source of care, of having a routine checkup, and of having a flu shot in past year.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Hill SC, Abdus S .
The effects of Medicaid on access to care and adherence to recommended preventive services.
Health Serv Res 2021 Feb;56(1):84-94. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.13603..
Keywords: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), Medicaid, Access to Care, Prevention, Patient Adherence/Compliance
Jacobs PD
AHRQ Author: Jacobs PD
The impact of Medicare on access to and affordability of health care.
Jacobs used MEPS data and the National Health Interview Survey to test for changes in access to care and affordability around age sixty-five and found that Medicare eligibility is associated with a reduction in reports of being unable to get necessary care as well as a reduction in not being able to get needed care because of the cost. The author concluded that incremental Medicare expansions could have positive access and affordability benefits for enrollees compared with the insurance options available to them before they turn sixty-five.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Jacobs PD .
The impact of Medicare on access to and affordability of health care.
Health Aff 2021 Feb;40(2):266-73. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00940..
Keywords: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), Access to Care, Healthcare Costs, Health Insurance