Few Medicaid and uninsured patients are accessing dermatologists - 09/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.07.012
Jack S. Resneck, MD a, ⁎ 
, Arin Isenstein b, Alexa B. Kimball, MD, MPH c
, Arin Isenstein b, Alexa B. Kimball, MD, MPH c a From the Department of Dermatology and Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
b University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
c Harvard Medical School, Boston
Correspondence to: Jack S. Resneck, Jr, MD, UCSF Dermatology, Box 0316, San Francisco, CA 94143-0316.San Francisco, California, and Boston, Massachusetts
Abstract |
Uninsured patients and those receiving Medicaid make up a smaller fraction of dermatology practices (5%) than would be predicted by their prevalence in the population (27%). We illustrate the ways in which insurance acceptance patterns and practice composition vary by the age, gender, practice type, and geographic location of the dermatologist.
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| Funding sources: Dr Resneck is supported by a career development award from the Dermatology Foundation. Disclosure: Dr. Resneck chairs the Workforce Task Force of the American Academy of Dermatology. Reprint requests to Dr Resneck by e-mail: resneckj@derm.ucsf.edu. |
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American Academy of Dermatology, Inc.. Publié par Elsevier Masson SAS. Tous droits réservés.
Vol 55 - N° 6
P. 1084-1088 - décembre 2006 Retour au numéro
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