2021
Trends in Differences in Health Status and Health Care Access and Affordability by Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 1999-2018
Mahajan S, Caraballo C, Lu Y, Valero-Elizondo J, Massey D, Annapureddy AR, Roy B, Riley C, Murugiah K, Onuma O, Nunez-Smith M, Forman HP, Nasir K, Herrin J, Krumholz HM. Trends in Differences in Health Status and Health Care Access and Affordability by Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 1999-2018. JAMA 2021, 326: 637-648. PMID: 34402830, PMCID: PMC8371573, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2021.9907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care accessFair health statusSelf-reported health statusCare accessHealth statusWhite individualsEthnic differencesLatino/HispanicNational Health Interview Survey dataSerial cross-sectional studySelf-reported functional limitationsBlack individualsHealth Interview Survey dataLow incomeCross-sectional studyCross-sectional survey studyInterview Survey dataSelf-reported raceSelf-report measuresMAIN OUTCOMEUS adultsFunctional limitationsPercentage of peopleSignificant decreaseAdultsMusculoskeletal Urgent Care Centers Restrict Access for Patients with Medicaid Insurance Based on Policy and Location
Yousman LC, Hsiang WR, Jin G, Najem M, Mosier-Mills A, Khunte A, Jain S, Forman H, Wiznia DH. Musculoskeletal Urgent Care Centers Restrict Access for Patients with Medicaid Insurance Based on Policy and Location. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 2021, 479: 2447-2453. PMID: 34114975, PMCID: PMC8509946, DOI: 10.1097/corr.0000000000001825.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of teledermatology: Where are we now, and what are the barriers to adoption?
Wang RH, Barbieri JS, Nguyen HP, Stavert R, Forman HP, Bolognia JL, Kovarik CL, Dermatology F. Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of teledermatology: Where are we now, and what are the barriers to adoption? Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2020, 83: 299-307. PMID: 32035106, PMCID: PMC7302990, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.01.065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient careHigh-quality dermatologic carePractice-level barriersClinical efficacyClinical effectivenessCare settingsDermatologic careCare deliveryMedicaid ServicesTeledermatology servicesTeledermatology implementationTeledermatologyCareTelemedicine reimbursementDermatologistsPotential implications
2019
Medicaid Patients Have Greater Difficulty Scheduling Health Care Appointments Compared With Private Insurance Patients: A Meta-Analysis
Hsiang WR, Lukasiewicz A, Gentry M, Kim CY, Leslie MP, Pelker R, Forman HP, Wiznia DH. Medicaid Patients Have Greater Difficulty Scheduling Health Care Appointments Compared With Private Insurance Patients: A Meta-Analysis. INQUIRY The Journal Of Health Care Organization Provision And Financing 2019, 56: 0046958019838118. PMID: 30947608, PMCID: PMC6452575, DOI: 10.1177/0046958019838118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care appointmentsCare appointmentsMedicaid patientsAppointment availabilityLower likelihoodPrimary care appointmentsHealth service accessibilityAudit studyPrivate insurance patientsMedicaid insuranceSpecialty appointmentsRelative riskInsurance patientsPatientsMeta-AnalysisSecondary analysisPrivate insurancePatient scenariosPhysician practicesAppointmentsMedicaidService accessibilityGreat difficultyDisparitiesStudy
2009
The impact of Medicaid coverage and reimbursement on access to diagnostic mammography
Schuur JD, Shah A, Wu Z, Forman HP, Gross CP. The impact of Medicaid coverage and reimbursement on access to diagnostic mammography. Cancer 2009, 115: 5566-5578. PMID: 19728371, PMCID: PMC3723693, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24637.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAppointments and SchedulesFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHumansInsurance CoverageInsurance, Health, ReimbursementMammographyMedicaidMedicareTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsMedicaid reimbursement ratesTimely appointmentsDiagnostic mammographyReimbursement ratesState Medicaid reimbursement ratesStandardized patientsSame clinical vignettesMedicaid reimbursementLow socioeconomic statusMedicare reimbursement ratesThird available appointmentLow Medicaid reimbursementInsurance statusInsurance typeBreast cancerMedicaid coverageAbnormal mammogramsAvailable appointmentClinical servicesMedicaidSocioeconomic statusMammography facilitiesMedicare reimbursementMammographyMedicare