Medicaid beneficiaries' access to care

What is it about?

We developed a spatial system dynamics model to capture different stages of PC access for the Medicaid population by using the health belief model constructs and simulate the effect of several hypothetical interventions on PC utilization.

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Why is it important?

Our results identify hot spot demographic areas that have poor access to PC service facilities due to transportation constraints and a shortage in PC providers. Our decision support tool informs policymakers about programs with the strongest impact on improving access to care, considering spatial and temporal characteristics of a region.