Access to care for the uninsured: is access to a physician enough?

This study examined a private-sector, statewide program (Kentucky Physicians Care) of care for uninsured indigent persons regarding provision of preventive services. A survey was conducted of a stratified random sample of 2509 Kentucky adults (811 with private insurance, 849 Medicaid recipients, 849...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 1999-06, Vol.89 (6), p.910-912
Main Authors: Mainous, A G, 3rd, Hueston, W J, Love, M M, Griffith, C H, 3rd
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access
Adequacy
Adolescent
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Diagnostic tests
Doctors
Emergency medical care
Female
Health care
Health care access
Health Care Costs - statistics & numerical data
Health insurance
Health services
Health Services Accessibility - organization & administration
Health surveys
Humans
Indigent care
Kentucky
Male
Medicaid
Medical Indigency - statistics & numerical data
Medical referrals
Medical sciences
Medically Uninsured - statistics & numerical data
Mental health
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
Office Visits
Physicians
Poor people
Prevention and actions
Preventive health care
Preventive Health Services - organization & administration
Preventive medicine
Private sector
Private Sector - organization & administration
Program Evaluation
Public health
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Review boards
State Health Plans - organization & administration
Surveys and Questionnaires
Uninsured people
United States
Variance analysis
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Summary:This study examined a private-sector, statewide program (Kentucky Physicians Care) of care for uninsured indigent persons regarding provision of preventive services. A survey was conducted of a stratified random sample of 2509 Kentucky adults (811 with private insurance, 849 Medicaid recipients, 849 Kentucky Physicians Care recipients). The Kentucky Physicians Care group had significantly lower rates of receipt of preventive services. Of the individuals in this group, 52% cited cost as the primary reason for not receiving mammography, and 38% had not filled prescribed medicines in the previous year. Providing free access to physicians fills important needs but is not sufficient for many uninsured patients to receive necessary preventive services.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.89.6.910