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| Kathleen Thiede CallSummaryAffiliation: University of Minnesota Country: USA Publications
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Comparing errors in Medicaid reporting across surveys: evidence to dateKathleen T Call
SHADAC, University of Minnesota, 2221 University Ave SE, Suite 345, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA
Health Serv Res 48:652-64. 2013..To synthesize evidence on the accuracy of Medicaid reporting across state and federal surveys...
Accuracy in self-reported health insurance coverage among Medicaid enrolleesKathleen Thiede Call
Division of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Mayo Mail Code 729, 420 Delaware St, S E, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Inquiry 45:438-56. 2008..Multivariate analyses point to the prominent role of program-related factors in the accuracy of reports. Our findings suggest that the Medicaid undercount should not undermine confidence in survey-based estimates of uninsurance...
Estimates of health insurance coverage: comparing state surveys with the current population surveyKathleen Thiede Call
School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 26:269-78. 2007..This paper compares state survey and CPS estimates of uninsurance, highlights key reasons for these differences, and discusses the policy implications of this persistent discrepancy...
Bias in telephone surveys that do not sample cell phones: uses and limits of poststratification adjustmentsKathleen Thiede Call
Division of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, SHADAC, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA
Med Care 49:355-64. 2011..To examine how biased health surveys are when they omit cell phone-only households (CPOH) and to explore whether poststratification can reduce this bias...
Barriers to care among American Indians in public health care programsKathleen Thiede Call
School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455, and Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
Med Care 44:595-600. 2006..We sought to examine the extent to which reported barriers to health care services differ between American Indians (AIs) and non-Hispanic Whites (Whites)...
Are the Current Population Survey uninsurance estimates too high? An examination of the imputation processMichael Davern
Division of Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, 2221 University Avenue, S E, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Health Serv Res 42:2038-55. 2007..S. Census Bureau produces bias in the estimates of health insurance coverage in the Current Population Survey's (CPS) Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC)...
An examination of the Medicaid undercount in the current population survey: preliminary results from record linkingMichael Davern
Division of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, SHADAC University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA
Health Serv Res 44:965-87. 2009..To assess reasons why survey estimates of Medicaid enrollment are 43 percent lower than raw Medicaid program enrollment counts (i.e., "Medicaid undercount")...
The effect of income question design in health surveys on family income, poverty and eligibility estimatesMichael Davern
State Health Access Data Assistance Center, University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, 2921 University Avenue, Suite 345, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA
Health Serv Res 40:1534-52. 2005..Analysts of health surveys should also consider matching respondents or multiple imputation to improve the usability of the data...
Telephone service interruption weighting adjustments for state health insurance surveysMichael Davern
State Health Access Data Assistance Center, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 2221 University Ave, Suite 345, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA
Inquiry 41:280-90. 2004....
Increasing response rates in a survey of Medicaid enrollees: the effect of a prepaid monetary incentive and mixed modes (mail and telephone)Timothy J Beebe
Survey Research Center, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
Med Care 43:411-4. 2005..We sought to evaluate the effect of pairing a mixed-mode mail and telephone methodology with a prepaid US 2.00 dollars cash incentive on response rates in a survey of Medicaid enrollees stratified by race and ethnicity...
Medicaid undercount and bias to estimates of uninsurance: new estimates and existing evidenceKathleen Thiede Call
School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 2221 University Avenue SE 345, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA
Health Serv Res 43:901-14. 2008..Implications for policy makers' confidence in survey estimates of coverage are discussed...
American Indian/Alaska Native uninsurance disparities: a comparison of 3 surveysPamela Jo Johnson
State Health Access Data Assistance Center, Division of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
Am J Public Health 100:1972-9. 2010....
State variation in SCHIP allocations: how much is there, what are its sources, and can it be reduced?Michael Davern
State Health Access Data Assistance Center, Division of Health Services Research and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55414, USA
Inquiry 40:184-97. 2003..Obtaining reliable estimates of need for SCHIP allocations is critical for states dependent on federal support for insurance programs...
The importance of geographic data aggregation in assessing disparities in American Indian prenatal carePamela Jo Johnson
State Health Access Data Assistance Center, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, and Center for Healthcare Innovation, Allina Hospitals and Clinics, 2925 Chicago Ave, Mail Route 10105, Minneapolis, MN 55407, USA
Am J Public Health 100:122-8. 2010..We sought to determine whether aggregate national data for American Indians/Alaska Natives (AIANs) mask geographic variation and substantial subnational disparities in prenatal care utilization...
Monitoring the uninsured: a state policy perspectiveLynn A Blewett
Division of Health Services Research and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, USA
J Health Polit Policy Law 29:107-45. 2004..We recommend that national and state efforts be better coordinated to facilitate efficient use of resources to achieve good state-level date...
A capacity building program to promote CBPR partnerships between academic researchers and community membersMichele L Allen
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Clin Transl Sci 4:428-33. 2011..There is a need for increased capacity in CBPR but few models exist for how to support the development of community/university partnerships...
Improving access to primary care for a growing Latino population: the role of safety net providers in the rural MidwestLynn A Blewett
Division of Health Services Research and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA
J Rural Health 20:237-45. 2004..Many rural Midwestern communities are experiencing rapid growth in Latino populations with low rates of health insurance coverage, limited financial resources, language and cultural differences, and special health care needs...
Health care coverage and access to care: the status of Minnesota's veteransYvonne C Jonk
Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417, USA
Med Care 43:769-74. 2005....
Can we trust population surveys to count Medicaid enrollees and the uninsured?Jennifer Kincheloe
University of California, Los Angeles UCLA, Center forHealth PolicyResearch, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 25:1163-7. 2006..Although some over- and underreporting occurs, overall CHIS Medicaid estimates match administrative counts for adults...
Income inequality, race, and child well-being: an aggregate analysis in the 50 United StatesJane D McLeod
Department of Sociology, Indiana University, Ballantine Hall 744, 1020 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
J Health Soc Behav 45:249-64. 2004..e., representing the independent influence of social context). Whereas cross-level effects are still possible, our results cast doubt on the health relevance of these aggregate characteristics of the population...
Small town health care safety nets: report on a pilot studyPat Taylor
J Rural Health 19:125-34. 2003..Very little is known about the health care safety net in small towns, especially in towns where there is no publicly subsidized safety-net health care...
