Access to health care coverage in the United States is far from equitable and raises many ethical questions related to fairness. Access refers to the ease in which an ind [...]

Inequities in structural determinants of health have a substantial effect on negative health outcomes. Our objective was to evaluate the association between patient insur [...]

The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 required states to verify U.S. citizenship for all Medicaid applicants, leading to declines in enrollment and increased administrative b [...]

Using Direct Messaging to facilitate the electronic transfer of information between two healthcare providers, or between a provider and a patient, not only improves the p [...]

Unmet healthcare need is a poorly understood but important issue in health policy, with potentially significant consequences for population health. Prior research suggest [...]

This study examined the impact of Oregon’s 2003 Medicaid policy changes—which resulted in large-scale disenrollment from the Oregon Health Plan (OHP)—on emergency departm [...]

Analysis of social risk and social support on pain severity and nonpharmacologic utilization under Oregon Medicaid's Back and Neck Pain policy using repeated measures lat [...]