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Where Americans Get Acute Care: Increasingly, It's Not at Their Doctor's Office

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  • Stephen R. Pitts
  • Emily R. Carrier
  • Eugene C. Rich
  • Arthur L. Kellermann

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This article examines the changing nature of first-contact care in the United States and its shift from primary care practitioners to emergency physicians, specialists, and outpatient departments.

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  • Stephen R. Pitts & Emily R. Carrier & Eugene C. Rich & Arthur L. Kellermann, "undated". "Where Americans Get Acute Care: Increasingly, It's Not at Their Doctor's Office," Mathematica Policy Research Reports 9750892f48024a5090edb9579, Mathematica Policy Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:mpr:mprres:9750892f48024a5090edb957963f3408
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    1. Leigh A. McCormack & Stephen G. Jones & Steven L. Coulter, 2017. "Demographic factors influencing nonurgent emergency department utilization among a Medicaid population," Health Care Management Science, Springer, vol. 20(3), pages 395-402, September.
    2. Cathy J. Bradley & David Neumark & Lauryn Saxe Walker, 2017. "The Effect of Primary Care Visits on Health Care Utilization: Findings from a Randomized Controlled Trial," NBER Working Papers 24100, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    3. Hudgins, Anastasia & Rising, Kristin L., 2016. "Fear, vulnerability and sacrifice: Drivers of emergency department use and implications for policy," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 169(C), pages 50-57.
    4. Bradley, Cathy J. & Neumark, David & Walker, Lauryn Saxe, 2018. "The effect of primary care visits on other health care utilization: A randomized controlled trial of cash incentives offered to low income, uninsured adults in Virginia," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 62(C), pages 121-133.

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