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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 DisplayedKirby JB, Sharma R
AHRQ Author: Kirby JB
The availability of community health center services and access to medical care.
This study examined the associations between the availability of Community Health Centers (CHCs) services in communities and two key measures of ambulatory care access - having a usual source of care and having any office-based medical visits over a one year period. It found that the availability of CHC services was positively associated with both measures of access among those with no insurance coverage.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Kirby JB, Sharma R .
The availability of community health center services and access to medical care.
Healthc 2017 Dec;5(4):174-82. doi: 10.1016/j.hjdsi.2016.12.006.
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Keywords: Access to Care, Community-Based Practice, Medicaid, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), Uninsured
Gonzales G, Golberstein E, Hill SC
AHRQ Author: Hill, SC; Zuvekas, SH
Psychological distress and enrollment in Medicaid.
Adults with poor mental health may want and need insurance to obtain care, but symptoms may impede enrollment into public health insurance. The enrollment response to Medicaid expansions prior to the Affordable Care Act was stronger for adults symptomatic of psychological distress compared with adults without distress and compared to adults with chronic physical health problems.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Gonzales G, Golberstein E, Hill SC .
Psychological distress and enrollment in Medicaid.
J Behav Health Serv Res 2017 Oct;44(4):523-35. doi: 10.1007/s11414-016-9532-9.
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Keywords: Access to Care, Policy, Medicaid, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), Behavioral Health
Hill SC, Abdus S, Hudson JL
AHRQ Author: Hill SC, Hudson JL, Selden TM
Adults in the income range for the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion are healthier than pre-ACA enrollees.
The investigators used MEPS data to compare nondisabled adults enrolled in Medicaid prior to the ACA with two other groups: adults who were eligible for Medicaid but not enrolled in it, and adults who were in the income range for the ACA's Medicaid expansion and thus newly eligible for coverage. They found that both the newly eligible and those eligible before the ACA but not enrolled were healthier on several measures than pre-ACA enrollees. They concluded that by expanding Medicaid eligibility, states could provide coverage to millions of healthier adults as well as to millions who have chronic conditions and who need care.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Hill SC, Abdus S, Hudson JL .
Adults in the income range for the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion are healthier than pre-ACA enrollees.
Health Aff 2014 Apr;33(4):691-9. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.0743.
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Keywords: Health Insurance, Policy, Health Status, Low-Income, Medicaid, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)