Add to ORKGWhether patients have access to adequate medical care is a question frequently discussed in journals, Congress, and the popular press. Having access to adequate care can mean many different things, but the discussion often focuses on insurance coverage, the availability of physicians, and the proximity of inpatient and physician care. In general, studies find that medical care utilization increases when patients have greater access to medical care. The evidence for whether having better access to care improves health outcomes, however, is mixed. This paper re-examines the relationship between medical care access and health, with an emphasis on how the availability of physicians and the distance to care affect individuals’ health status. Pub...
Purpose. To assess how closely people's perception of local physician supply relates to physician-to...
Continuity of Care has long been known to be of critical importance in primary care and is a major c...
Each chapter in this dissertation studies how various aspects of U.S. health policy affect physician...
Whether patients have access to adequate medical care is a question frequently discussed in journals...
To examine how access to outpatient medical care varies with local primary care physician densities ...
Pre-paid medical and hospital insurance in Canada has enabled many people to obtain medical services...
Background: With nearly 20% of the U.S. population in rural areas, a lack of access to primary care ...
The criteria used to identify Health Professional Shortage Areas dates back to the 1970’s and very l...
Primary care physicians operate on the front lines of health care. Although primary care physicians ...
The healthcare professional shortage or maldistribution severely limits access to sufficient health ...
Primary care (that is, internal medicine, family medicine, or pediatrics) is the cornerstone of heal...
Background. Rural residents seeking health care face barriers due to a shortage of healthcare profes...
expanded health insurance coverage to more of their uninsured residents, resulting in at least 1 mil...
This analysis addresses the question, Would increasing the number of primary care physicians improve...
The distribution of physicians can be mapped and shortage areas and the number of physicians needed ...
Purpose. To assess how closely people's perception of local physician supply relates to physician-to...
Continuity of Care has long been known to be of critical importance in primary care and is a major c...
Each chapter in this dissertation studies how various aspects of U.S. health policy affect physician...
Whether patients have access to adequate medical care is a question frequently discussed in journals...
To examine how access to outpatient medical care varies with local primary care physician densities ...
Pre-paid medical and hospital insurance in Canada has enabled many people to obtain medical services...
Background: With nearly 20% of the U.S. population in rural areas, a lack of access to primary care ...
The criteria used to identify Health Professional Shortage Areas dates back to the 1970’s and very l...
Primary care physicians operate on the front lines of health care. Although primary care physicians ...
The healthcare professional shortage or maldistribution severely limits access to sufficient health ...
Primary care (that is, internal medicine, family medicine, or pediatrics) is the cornerstone of heal...
Background. Rural residents seeking health care face barriers due to a shortage of healthcare profes...
expanded health insurance coverage to more of their uninsured residents, resulting in at least 1 mil...
This analysis addresses the question, Would increasing the number of primary care physicians improve...
The distribution of physicians can be mapped and shortage areas and the number of physicians needed ...
Purpose. To assess how closely people's perception of local physician supply relates to physician-to...
Continuity of Care has long been known to be of critical importance in primary care and is a major c...
Each chapter in this dissertation studies how various aspects of U.S. health policy affect physician...