Issue Briefs
Date of this Version
6-24-2011
Abstract
Medicaid and the state-run Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) cover about 42 million children, many of whom would not have access to care without public insurance. Federal law requires that this access be equivalent to that of privately insured children for covered services, and many states have implemented policies to improve longstanding disparities in primary and preventive care. Reimbursement rates are up, but significant disparities remain, especially for dental and specialty services. It is important to understand the distinct effect of provider-related barriers, because they are potentially more modifiable through health policy than patient-related ones. This Issue Brief summarizes research that directly measures the willingness of dental and medical providers to see publicly-insured children, using research assistants posing as mothers calling for an urgent appointment for their child.
Document Type
Brief
Volume
16
Number
7
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Keywords
health insurance, medicaid/chip, access & equity, access to care, allied health professionals, disparities and health equity
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http://ldi.upenn.edu/policy/issue-briefs/2011/06/24/limitations-in-access-to-dental-and-medical-specialty-care-for-publicly-insured-children
Date Posted: 09 December 2016