title: Type of usual source of care and access to care.
abstract: The goal of the study was to evaluate the association between types of usual source of care (USC) and access to care for people of different race/ethnicity and insurance coverage. Individuals reporting a doctor's office or health maintenance organization as a USC achieved the highest level of access. Individuals reporting a hospital emergency department as a USC were more likely to have access barriers and unmet needs. The independent effects of race/ethnicity were no longer significant after controlling for the type of USC and other factors. Insurance was a significant moderating factor on access to care.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Leiyu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Xiaoyu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Nie
authors.forename: Tze-Fang
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006296:Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D019458:Insurance Coverage; D007348:Insurance, Health; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D044469:Racial Groups; D055815:Young Adult