Access To Care Improved For People Who Gained Medicaid Or Marketplace Coverage In 2014

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Access To Care Improved For People Who Gained Medicaid Or Marketplace Coverage In 2014

1. James B. Kirby1,* and 
2. Jessica P. Vistnes2

+Author Affiliations

1. ¹James B. Kirby (jkirby@ahrq.gov) is a senior social scientist in the Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), in Rockville, Maryland.
2. ²Jessica P. Vistnes is a senior economist in the Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends at AHRQ.

1. ↵*Corresponding author

Abstract

Newly available longitudinal survey data show that people who lacked health insurance in 2013 and gained coverage through Medicaid or the Marketplaces in 2014 were far more likely to obtain a usual source of care and receive preventive care services than their counterparts who remained uninsured in 2014.