Kathleen Call Co-Authors Article on Barriers to Health Care Utilization

SHADAC Investigator Kathleen Thiede Call co-authored an article recently released by Medical Care. The article, “Barriers to Care and Health Care Utilization Among the Publicly Insured,” examines the effect of selected barriers (including perceived patient, provider, and system-level barriers) on  past-year health care access as well as the magnitude of those barriers on health care utilization.

The research team included Elizabeth M. Allen (University of Minnesota); Kathleen T. Call (University of Minnesota); Timothy J. Beebe (Mayo Clinic); Donna D. McAlpine (University of Minnesota); and Pamela Jo Johnson (University of Minnesota).

The authors, led by Elizabeth Allen, found that multiple types of barriers are associated with delayed and foregone care; however, system-level barriers and discrimination have the greatest effects on health care-seeking behavior. SHADAC provided help with sampling, weighting, and administrative support for this project.