The effects of a community-based partnership, Project Access Dallas (PAD), on emergency department utilization and costs among the uninsured | Zendy

Mark J. DeHaven | Zendy; Heather Kitzman-Ulrich | Zendy; Nora Gimpel | Zendy; Dan Culica | Zendy; Leanne O'Neil | Zendy; Alice K. Marcee | Zendy; Barbara Foster | Zendy; Melanie M. Biggs | Zendy; James W. Walton | Zendy

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The effects of a community-based partnership, Project Access Dallas (PAD), on emergency department utilization and costs among the uninsured

Author(s) -

Mark J. DeHaven,

Heather Kitzman-Ulrich,

Nora Gimpel,

Dan Culica,

Leanne O'Neil,

Alice K. Marcee,

Barbara Foster,

Melanie M. Biggs,

James W. Walton

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916

H-Index - 82

eISSN - 1741-3850

pISSN - 1741-3842

DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fds027

Subject(s) - emergency department , primary care , health insurance , general partnership , medical emergency , zip code , business , medicine , health care , public health , health department , environmental health , family medicine , nursing , finance , political science , geography , cartography , law

Approximately 19% of non-elderly adults are without health insurance. The uninsured frequently lack a source of primary care and are more likely to use the emergency department (ED) for routine care. Improving access to primary care for the uninsured is one strategy to reduce ED overutilization and related costs.

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