Background Health systems and providers across America are increasingly employing
telehealth technologies to better serve medically underserved low-income, minority, and …

Despite contentious debate over the new national health care reform law, there is an
emerging consensus that strengthening primary care will improve health outcomes and …

Background Having sufficient healthcare access helps individuals proactively manage their
health challenges, leading to positive long-term health outcomes. In the US, healthcare …

Background Many studies have examined barriers to health care utilization, with the majority
conducted in the context of specific populations and diseases. Less research has focused …

Importance The US health care system is typically organized around hospitals and specialty
care. The value of primary care remains unclear and debated. Objective To determine …

Preventive health care use can reduce the risk of disease, disability, and death. Thus, it is
critical to understand factors that shape preventive care use. A growing body of research …

Despite well-documented associations between everyday racial discrimination and
depression, mechanisms underlying this association among African-American men are …

PURPOSE Limited research exists examining the principles of the patient-centered medical
home (PCMH) and improved outcomes. We examined whether PCMH principles (personal …

Before the Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion, nonelderly childless adults were not
generally eligible for Medicaid regardless of their income, and Hispanics had much higher …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Latinos are the largest minority group in the United States and
experience persistent disparities in access to and quality of health care. OBJECTIVES (1) To …