Access to Primary Care Physicians Differs by Health Insurance Coverage in Mississippi

作者：Cossman Ronald E^*; Cossman Jeralynn S; Rogers Sarah; McBride David; Song Xiaojin; Sutton La' Mont; Stubbs Megan

来源：Southern Medical Journal, 2014, 107(2): 87-90.

DOI：10.1097/SMJ.0000000000000057

• access to primary care
• health insurance
• Medicaid
• Medicare
• Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Objectives The objective of the study was to measure how access to primary health care in Mississippi varies by type of health insurance. %26lt;br%26gt;Methods We called primary care physician (general practitioner, family practice, internal medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, and pediatric) offices in Mississippi three times, citing different types of health insurance coverage in each call, and asked for a new patient appointment with a physician. %26lt;br%26gt;Results Of all of the offices contacted, 7% of offices were not currently accepting new patients who had private insurance, 15% of offices were not currently accepting new Medicare patients, 38% were not currently accepting new Medicaid patients, and 9% to 21% of office calls were unresolved in one telephone call to the office. %26lt;br%26gt;Conclusions Access to health insurance does not ensure access to primary health care; access varies by type of health insurance coverage.

• 出版日期2014-2