Background One of the main elements of patient-centered care is an enhancement of patient
preparedness. Thus, pre-visit planning assessment tools was emerged to prepare and …

Who bears the consequences of administrative problems in health care? We use data on
repeated interactions between a large sample of US physicians and many different insurers …

Structures of power and inequality shape day-to-day life for individuals who are poor,
imposing waiting in multiple forms and for a variety of services, including for healthcare …

Background Ambulatory access to academic medical centers (AMCs) for patients insured
with Medi-Cal (ie, Medicaid in California) is understudied, particularly among the 85% of …

Provider payments are the key determinant of insurance generosity within many health
insurance programs covering low-income populations. This paper analyzes a large …

Access to healthcare is an essential component in addressing health disparities. However,
the limitations of insurance coverage, and other barriers in paying for and accessing …

Background: Despite the many benefits of electronic health records (EHRs), studies have
reported that EHR implementation could create unintended changes in the workflow if not …

Time spent in the antenatal clinic (ANC) is a major disincentive for pregnant women and
constitutes a barrier to the utilization of ANC. Long waiting time and poor patient satisfaction …

Importance In 2018, Medicare removed total knee arthroplasty from the list of inpatient-only
procedures, resulting in a new pool of patients eligible for outpatient total knee arthroplasty …

Objective To estimate the impact of the major components of the ACA (Medicaid expansion,
subsidized Marketplace plans, and insurance market reforms) on health care access and …