Equity of Access to Medical Care: A Conceptual and Empirical Overview

1981/12/01 by Lu Ann Aday, Ronald M. Andersen, Ronald Andersen · 522 citations
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Health Professions · #Actuarial science #Business #Computer science #Conceptualization #Economic growth #Economics #Empirical research #Equity (law) #Health care #Health equity #Healthcare Policy and Management #Healthcare cost, quality, practices #Political science #Primary Care and Health Outcomes #Public economics #Public relations

paper · doi:10.1097/00005650-198112001-00004

published in Medical Care 19(Supplement), 4-27 (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins)

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Abstract

This paper summarizes the major ethical considerations in the conceptualization and measurement of the equity of access concept, presents national and community data on the most current profile of access in the United States, and discusses the implications of these conceptual and empirical issues. Changes in health care policy and the future of the “equity of access” objective in the U.S. are also discussed.

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