Policy makers and practitioners show a continued interest in telehealth’s potential to increase
efficiency and reach patients facing access barriers. However, telehealth encompasses …

With increased negative impacts from opioid and other substance use disorders in the US, it
is important for treatments to not only be effective, but also accessible to patients. Treatment …

Introduction: In the United States, Latinos have poorer access to and utilization of health care
than non-Latino whites. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) may reduce …

Background: This paper provides statewide estimates on health care access and utilization
patterns and physical and behavioral health by citizenship and documentation status among …

This policy brief examines the Partners for Children (PFC) program—California’s public
pediatric community-based palliative care benefit to children living with life-threatening …

Partisan differences in attitudes toward the COVID-19 pandemic and toward the appropriateness
of local policies requiring masks, social distancing, and vaccines are apparent in the …

Safety-net hospitals rely on disproportionate-share hospital (DSH) payments to help cover
uncompensated care costs and underpayments by Medicaid (known as Medicaid shortfalls). …

For patients suffering from diabetes and other chronic conditions, a large body of work
demonstrates income-related disparities in access to coordinated preventive care. Much less is …

Background There is a pressing need for greater attention to patient-centered health behavior
and psychosocial issues in primary care, and for practical tools, study designs and results …

Racial and ethnic inequities in the US health care system have been unremitting since the
beginning of the country. In the 19th and 20th centuries, segregated black hospitals were …