Quantifying Disparities in Accessibility and Availability of Pediatric Primary Care across Multiple States with Implications for Targeted Interventions

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Examines disparities in accessing pediatric primary care for rural and urban communities and children with public versus private insurance. Uses data on accessibility and availability for children in 7 states: California, Georgia, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Discusses the policy implications of the findings both generally and for the states studied.

Monica Gentili, Pravara Harati, Nicoleta Serban, Jean O'Connor, Julie Swann

Health Services Research, 53(3), 1458-1477

06/2018

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Access · Children and youth · Health disparities · Health insurance · Medicaid · Policy · Primary care · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · California · Georgia · Louisiana · Minnesota · Mississippi · North Carolina · Tennessee