Medicaid Patients Have Greater Difficulty Scheduling Health Care Appointments Compared With Private Insurance Patients: A Meta-Analysis

• Main Authors: Walter R. Hsiang BS (Author), Adam Lukasiewicz MD (Author), Mark Gentry MA, MLS (Author), Chang-Yeon Kim MD (Author), Michael P. Leslie DO (Author), Richard Pelker MD, PhD (Author), Howard P. Forman MD, MBA (Author), Daniel H. Wiznia MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Medicaid patients are known to have reduced access to care compared with privately insured patients; however, quantifying this disparity with large controlled studies remains a challenge. This meta-analysis evaluates the disparity in health services accessibility of appointments between Medicaid and...