PURPOSE Electronic Health Record (EHR) databases in community health centers (CHCs)
present new opportunities for quality improvement, comparative effectiveness, and health …

Objectives: In seeking to identify modifiable, system-level factors affecting emergency department
(ED) use, we used a statewide Medicaid database to study community variation in ED …

Importance In the United States, health insurance is not universal. Observational studies show
an association between uninsured parents and children. This association persisted even …

Objectives. To determine the impact of introducing copayments on medical care use and
expenditures for low‐income, adult Medicaid beneficiaries. Data Sources/Study Setting. The …

Introduction It is predicted that gaining health insurance via the Affordable Care Act will result
in increased rates of preventive health services receipt in the US, primarily based on self-…

Many state Medicaid programs are implementing cost-saving mechanisms, but little is
known about the impact of those strategies on low-income people. Recent increases in cost …

Background: Although past research demonstrated that Medicaid expansions were associated
with increased emergency department (ED) and primary care (PC) utilization, little is …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate selected Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization
Act claims-based quality measures using claims data alone, electronic health record (EHR) …

PURPOSE There is debate about whether community health centers (CHCs) will experience
increased demand from patients gaining coverage through Affordable Care Act Medicaid …

Objective: In 2003, Oregon's Medicaid expansion program, the Oregon Health Plan (OHP),
implemented premiums and copayments and eliminated outpatient behavioral health services…