2021 - APA PsycNet
Telehealth has been proposed as a strategy to reduce disparities in access to mental health counseling in rural areas. The objective of this study was to compare interest in telehealth between rural and urban communities and to identify the factors that impact interest in using telehealth services.
March 29, 2021 - Public Health Nursing
The study examined the impact that the Medicaid expansion in Illinois had upon insurance rates, access to medical care, dental care, pharmaceuticals, and mental health counseling between rural and urban counties.
March 26, 2021 - Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research
Over 50 million people in the USA are enrolled in a Medicaid Managed Care plan. If they do not select a primary care provider, they are auto-assigned to one. The impact of auto-assignment has largely been understudied outside the context of patient satisfaction with the insurance plan. The purpose of the study was to explore the association between auto-assignment and flu vaccination use, which will contribute to our understanding of factors influencing the COVID-19 vaccine uptake.