Kathleen Call presented "Barriers to Care among Publicly Insured Adults," at the Health Equity Conference , Eliminating Health Disparities Conference, hosted by the University of Minnesota's Center for Health Equity, Program in Health Disparities Research, and Minnesota Center for Cancer Collaborations, April 24, 2012 in St. Paul, MN.
This work describes barriers to care among a diverse population of adults insured in Minnesota public health insurance programs and explores the impact of barriers on access to care.
State Variation in Out-of-Pocket Spending for Health Care: Preliminary Findings from new data in the CPS
Presentation by SHADAC Senior Research Fellow Lacey Hartman at the Minnesota Health Services Research Conference, held March 6, 2012 in St. Paul, MN.
This presentation describes the new questions related to medical out-of-pockect spending added to the Current Population Survey in 2010 (referencing calendar year 2010). The authors use state-level data to estsimate the variation in the burden of high out-of-pocket spending across states.
Health Reform in Massachusetts: An Update as of Fall 2010
January 2012:
This report presents the latest findings from the Massachusetts Health Reform Survey (MHRS), which has been conducted since 2006 to monitor the impact of the Massachusetts health reform law.
This year's report shows that more than 90% of nonelderly adults have a usual source of care, up from 86% in 2006, and utilization of basic health services also increased. There is evidence that having unmet need for medical care is a problem, particularly for lower-income adults.
SHADAC Research Assistant Jessie Kemmick-Pintor and Lynn Blewett published an article in the October 2011 issue of Minnesota Physician as part of the journal’s special focus section on health reform. "Immigrant access to health care" reviews the key provisions of national legislation pertaining to access to care for immigrants.
Using insurance coverage among immigrants to address health care access issues, the authors find that across the U.S. and within Minnesota, non-citizens are four times more likely to be uninsured than their citizen counterparts.
Federal policies have hindered coverage among the immigrant population include. The authors foresee an increasing reliance on formal and informal safety nets to provide care for uninsured immigrants under the restrictions of the Affordable Care Act. At the same time, less political will and lower state and federal tax revenue is likely to be directed to the safety net.