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Reducing frictions in healthcare access : the ActionHealth NYC experiment for undocumented immigrants
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In 2016, New York City designed and implemented an intervention reducing frictions in accessing safety-net care: randomly making initial primary care appointments for 2,428 undocumented immigrants....
In 2016, New York City designed and implemented an intervention reducing frictions in accessing safety-net care: randomly making initial primary care appointments for 2,428 undocumented immigrants. We leverage a novel survey-administrative data linkage to show that the program resulted in a more efficient allocation of care. The program increased self-reported access to primary care, leading to a 21% fall in emergency department (ED) use. This effect was driven by high-risk individuals whose ED visits fell by 42% on average. Among those visiting sponsored clinics, chronic condition diagnoses and preventive screens increased, positively affecting long-run health.
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- Creator
- Jonathan Gruber, Adrienne Sabety, Rishi Sood, Jin Yung Bae
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- Books
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- English
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- Cambridge, Mass. : National Bureau of Economic Research, 2022
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- 1 online resource: illustrations (black and white)
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- OCLC
- on1309448214
- March 2022.
Subjects
- Medical care -- New York (State) -- New York -- Econometric models.
- Illegal immigration -- New York (State) -- New York -- Econometric models.
- Public health -- New York (State) -- New York -- Econometric models.
- Emigration and immigration -- Health aspects -- New York (State) -- New York -- Econometric models.