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Direct linkChan, Leighton; Hart, L. Gary; Goodman, David C. – Journal of Rural Health, 2006
Context: Patients in rural areas may use less medical care than those living in urban areas. This could be due to differences in travel distance and time and a utilization of a different mix of generalists and specialists for their care. Purpose: To compare the travel times, distances, and physician specialty mix of all Medicare patients living in…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Patients, Rural Urban Differences, Access to Health Care
Chan, Leighton; Hart, L. Gary; Ricketts III, Thomas C.; Beaver, Shelli K. – Journal of Rural Health, 2004
Medicare's Incentive Payment (MIP) program provides a 10% bonus payment to providers who treat Medicare patients in rural and urban areas where there is a shortage of generalist physicians. Purpose: To examine the experience of Alaska, Idaho, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Washington with the MIP program. We determined the program's…
Descriptors: Urban Areas, Professional Associations, Patients, Physicians
