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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 6 of 6 Research Studies DisplayedHeintzman J, Marino M, Hoopes M
Supporting health insurance expansion: do electronic health records have valid insurance verification and enrollment data?
The researchers sought to validate electronic health record (EHR) insurance information for low-income pediatric patients at Oregon community health centers (CHCs), compared to reimbursement data and Medicaid coverage data. They concluded that EHR coverage data for children had a high overall correspondence with Medicaid data and reimbursement data, suggesting that in some systems EHR data could be utilized to promote insurance stability in their patients.
AHRQ-funded; HS021522.
Citation: Heintzman J, Marino M, Hoopes M .
Supporting health insurance expansion: do electronic health records have valid insurance verification and enrollment data?
J Am Med Inform Assoc 2015 Jul;22(4):909-13. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocv033..
Keywords: Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Insurance, Medicaid, Low-Income, Children/Adolescents
Sommers BD, Blendon RJ, Orav EJ
Changes in utilization and health among low-income adults after Medicaid expansion or expanded private insurance.
The researchers assessed changes in access to care, utilization, and self-reported health among low-income adults in 3 states taking alternative approaches to the ACA. They concluded that in the second year of expansion, Kentucky's Medicaid program and Arkansas's private option were associated with significant increases in outpatient utilization, preventive care, and improved health care quality; reductions in emergency department use; and improved self-reported health.
AHRQ-funded; HS021291.
Citation: Sommers BD, Blendon RJ, Orav EJ .
Changes in utilization and health among low-income adults after Medicaid expansion or expanded private insurance.
JAMA Intern Med 2016 Oct;176(10):1501-09. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.4419.
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Keywords: Healthcare Utilization, Low-Income, Health Insurance, Medicaid, Access to Care
McManus KA, McGonigle KM, Engelhard CL
PPACA and low-income people living with HIV: 2014 qualified health plan enrollment in a Medicaid nonexpansion state.
This review examined qualified heallth plan enrollment of AIDS Drug Assistance Programs clients in Virginia, a Medicaid nonexpansion state, and explored some issues that affect people living with HIV in other Medicaid nonexpansion states. The authors recommend that as healthcare delivery models shift, the effects on patients and health outcomes achieved should be monitored, particularly for chronic diseases such as HIV.
AHRQ-funded; HS024196.
Citation: McManus KA, McGonigle KM, Engelhard CL .
PPACA and low-income people living with HIV: 2014 qualified health plan enrollment in a Medicaid nonexpansion state.
South Med J 2016 Jun;109(6):371-7. doi: 10.14423/smj.0000000000000469.
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Keywords: Medicaid, Low-Income, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Health Insurance, Policy
Nguyen OK, Makam AN, Halm EA
National use of safety-net clinics for primary care among adults with non-Medicaid insurance in the United States.
This study described the prevalence, characteristics, and predictors of safety-net use for primary care among non-Medicaid insured adults (i.e., those with private insurance or Medicare). It concluded that safety net clinics are important primary care delivery sites for non-Medicaid insured minority and low-income populations with a high burden of chronic illness.
AHRQ-funded; HS022418.
Citation: Nguyen OK, Makam AN, Halm EA .
National use of safety-net clinics for primary care among adults with non-Medicaid insurance in the United States.
PLoS One 2016 Mar 30;11(3):e0151610. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151610.
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Keywords: Primary Care, Health Insurance, Medicare, Low-Income, Healthcare Delivery
DeVoe JE, Tillotson CJ, Marino M
Trends in type of health insurance coverage for US children and their parents, 1998-2011.
The objective of this paper is to examine trends in health insurance type among US children and their parents. Using Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data (1998-2011), the authors found that low- and middle-income US families experienced a decrease in the percentage of child-parent pairs with private health insurance and pairs without insurance. At the same time, they found a rise in discordant coverage patterns - mainly publicly insured children with uninsured parents.
AHRQ-funded; HS018569.
Citation: DeVoe JE, Tillotson CJ, Marino M .
Trends in type of health insurance coverage for US children and their parents, 1998-2011.
Acad Pediatr 2016 Mar;16(2):192-9. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2015.06.009.
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Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Health Insurance, Low-Income, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), Uninsured
Lipton BJ, Decker SL
AHRQ Author: Decker SL
The effect of Medicaid adult vision coverage on the likelihood of appropriate correction of distance vision: evidence from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
This paper examined whether providing adult vision benefits is associated with an increase in the percentage of low-income individuals with appropriately corrected distance vision as measured during an eye exam. Findings imply that Medicaid adult vision coverage is associated with a significant increase in the percentage of Medicaid beneficiaries with appropriately corrected distance vision.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Lipton BJ, Decker SL .
The effect of Medicaid adult vision coverage on the likelihood of appropriate correction of distance vision: evidence from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
Soc Sci Med 2016 Feb;150:258-67. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.10.055.
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Keywords: Access to Care, Eye Disease and Health, Health Insurance, Low-Income, Medicaid