Andrea S. Christopher|Danny McCormick|Steffie Woolhandler|David U. Himmelstein|David H. Bor|Andrew P. Wilper
Access to Care and Chronic Disease Outcomes Among Medicaid-Insured Persons Versus the Uninsured
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objectives sought determine association medicaid coverage receipt appropriate clinical care methods using 1999 2012 national health nutritional examination surveys identified adults aged 18 64 years incomes federal poverty level compared outpatient visit frequency awareness control chronic diseases uninsured n 2975 medicaid n 1485 results respondents medicaid likely uninsured least 1 outpatient physician visit annually controlled patient characteristics odds ratio 50 95 confidence interval ci 38 66 among poor persons evidence hypertension medicaid coverage associated greater awareness 183 95 ci 126 266 control 169 95 ci 132 227 condition medicaid coverage also associated awareness overweight 130 95 ci 102 167 awareness control diabetes hypercholesterolemia conclusions among poor adults nationally medicaid coverage appears facilitate outpatient physician care improve blood pressure control