Did disparities in access worsen during the pandemic?: comparing Californians with Medi-Cal and those with employer coverage
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Author(s):
- Hartman, Lacey, author
- Contributor(s):
- California HealthCare Foundation, issuing body.
- Publication:
- [Oakland, CA] : California Health Care Foundation, September 2023
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Health Benefit Plans, Employee Health Services Accessibility Healthcare Disparities Medicaid Social Determinants of Health State Health Plans COVID-19 California
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- The continuous coverage provisions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Resulted in a significant uptick in the number of Californians with Medi-Cal, with nearly 16 million Californians enrolled in the program as of March 2023. Previous research has shown that Medi-Cal enrollees fare worse in accessing health care than those with employer coverage. A key question is whether and how access to care shifted during the pandemic for Californians with MediCal compared to Californians with employer coverage. For example, did existing differences in access between the two groups worsen or improve? Have new access challenges emerged for those with MediCal, compared to those with employer coverage? These questions were applied to separate analyses for children and adults.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-ND license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (8 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 9918734180106676 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918734180106676