July, 2012
Medicaid beneficiaries are more than twice as likely to have a greater than or equal to 1 emergency department visit (39.6% vs. 17.7% for private insurance). Each of the 5 measured barriers to timely primary care was more common in adults with Medicaid vs. private insurance. The largest absolute differences were observed in people with […]
July, 2011
HIV-infected women in rural areas experience considerable barriers to treatment. Of 64 HIV-infected women in rural CA, 31.2% reported lack of transportation was a barrier to receiving care, and 32.8% reported physical health problems prevented travel to care.
November, 2010
Pilot survey found that 25% of low-income, largely immigrant clients surveyed reported having transportation problems that had caused them to miss or reschedule a clinic appointment in the past. Difficulties included unreliable local bus service, and a tenuous connection to a car.
January, 2007
From a sample of 303 African Americans with diabetes, 50% of anticipated encountering barriers to their visit, with the majority (59%) of which citing transportation problems as their biggest barrier to returning for a follow-up visit. The chance of encountering an obstacle was greater among women.
May, 2006
The only socio-demographic variable associated with MTP utilization was ethnicity. African-Americans were more likely to be MTP users while whites were more likely to be MTP non-users. African-Americans and Hispanics traditionally have some of the lowest utilization rates of health care services. For example, African-American children are particularly vulnerable, having the lowest immunization rates that […]