Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 42-49 , January 2012

Use of Inpatient Imaging Services by Persons Without Health Insurance

  • James W. Moser, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Econometrica, Bethesda, Maryland
  • ,
  • Kimberly E. Applegate, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author and reprints: Kimberly E. Applegate, MD, MS, Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Radiology and Pediatrics, 1364 Clifton Road, NE, Suite D112, Atlanta, GA 30322

References 

  1. US Census Bureau . Current population reports, P60-238, income, poverty, and health insurance coverage in the United States: 2009 . Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office; 2010;
  2. Fronstin P . Sources of health insurance and characteristics of the uninsured: analysis of the March 2005 Current Population Survey (Issue Brief 287) . Washington, DC: Employee Benefit Research Institute; 2004;
  3. Herrick D . Five myths about the uninsured (Brief Analysis No 339) . Dallas, TX: National Center for Policy Analysis; 2000;
  4. Laugesen MJ , Paul RR , Luft HS , Aubry W , Ganiats TG . A comparative analysis of mandated benefit laws 1949-2002 . Health Serv Res . 2006;41:1081–1103
  5. Hadley J , Cunningham PJ . Perception, reality and health insurance: uninsured as likely as insured to perceive need for care but half as likely to get care . Washington, DC: Center for Studying Health System Change; 2005;
  6. Card D , Dobkin C , Maestas N . The impact of nearly universal insurance coverage on health care utilization: evidence from Medicare . Am Econ Rev . 2008;98:2242–2258
  7. Fairbrother G , Gusmano ML , Park HL , Scheinmann R . Care for the uninsured in general internists' private offices . Health Aff (Millwood) . 2003;22:217–224
  8. Hsia J , Kemper E , Kiefe C , et al.  The importance of health insurance as a determinant of cancer screening: evidence from the Women's Health Initiative . Prev Med . 2000;31:261–270
  9. Potosky AL , Breen N , Graubard BI , Parsons PE . The association between health care coverage and the use of cancer screening tests . Med Care . 1998;36:257–270
  10. Collins SR , Davis K , Doty MM , Kriss JL , Holmgren AL . Gaps in health insurance: an all-American problem . New York: The Commonwealth Fund; 2006;
  11. Emergency in the emergency rooms. In: The New York Times; June 21, 2006;p. A16
  12. Institute of Medicine . Hidden costs, values lost: uninsurance in America . Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2003;
  13. Braveman P , Schaaf VM , Egerter S , Bennett T , Schecter W . Insurance-related differences in the risk of ruptured appendix . N Engl J Med . 1994;331:444–449
  14. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . National Hospital Discharge Survey . http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhds.htm Accessed September 20, 2010
  15. American Medical Association . Current Procedural Terminology CPT 2003, standard edition . Chicago, Ill: American Medical Association; 2003;
  16. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics . International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) . http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/icd/icd9cm.htm Accessed September 20, 2010
  17. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services . PFS relative value files . http://www.cms.gov/PhysicianFeeSched/PFSRVF/ Accessed September 20, 2010
  18. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services . Historical DRG weight file . http://www.cms.gov/AcuteInpatientPPS/FFD/itemdetail.asp?filterType=none&filterByDID=-99&sortByDID=2&sortOrder=ascending&itemID=CMS022531&intNumPerPage=10 Accessed September 20, 2010
  19. US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services . Medicare program; changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and fiscal year 2006 rates; final rule (Fed Reg) . http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/05-15406.pdf Accessed August 27, 2011
  20. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services . Addendum A and addendum B updates . http://www.cms.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/AU/list.asp?listpage=1 Accessed September 20, 2010
  21. US House of Representatives, Committee on Ways and Means . Green book: main page . http://www.gpoaccess.gov/wmprints/green/index.html Accessed September 20, 2010
  22. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services . Acute Inpatient Files for Download (DRG Relative Weights) . https://www.cms.gov/AcuteInpatientPPS/FFD/list.asp Accessed September 12, 2011
  23. Mort EA , Edwards JN , Emmons DW , Convery K , Blumenthal D . Physician response to patient insurance status in ambulatory care clinical decision-making . Med Care . 1996;34:783–797
  24. Tompkins CP , Altman SH , Eilat E . The precarious pricing system for hospital services . Health Aff (Millwood) . 2006;25:45–56
  25. Danzon PM . Liability for medical malpractice: incidence and incentive effects (working paper) . Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania; 1990;
  26. Kessler D , McClellan M . Do doctors practice defensive medicine? . Q J Econ . 1996;111:353–390
  27. Center for the Evaluative Clinical Services . Effective care . http://www.dartmouthatlas.org/downloads/reports/effective_care.pdf Accessed September 20, 2010
  28. Wennberg JE . Practice variations and health care reform: connecting the dots (Health Aff (Millwood)) . http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/abstract/hlthaff.var.140 Accessed September 20, 2010
  29. Short PF , Graefe DR . Battery-powered health insurance? (Stability in coverage of the uninsured) . Health Aff (Millwood) . 2003;22:244–255
  30. US Congress . Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act . http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&docid=f:h3590enr.txt.pdf Accessed September 29, 2010
  31. Congressional Budget Office . Cost estimates for H.R. 4872, Reconciliation Act of 2010 (final health care legislation) . Washington, DC: Congressional Budget Office; 2010;
  32. Heritage Foundation . Obamacare: impact on the uninsured . http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2010/04/obamacare-impact-on-the-uninsured Accessed September 29, 2010
  33. Hadley J , Holahan J . Covering the uninsured: how much would it cost? . Health Aff (Millwood) . 2004; W3-250-65

PII: S1546-1440(11)00440-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2011.08.001

Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 42-49 , January 2012