Arthritis

Medicaid patients with lupus travel farther to see specialists

Published in Nursing Home and Elder Business Week, May 20th, 2007

Medicaid is one of the nation’s largest insurance programs, covering approximately 55 million people. Yet some studies suggest there is declining physician participation in the program, which limits access to enrolled patients, particularly to specialists.

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune condition whose sufferers face lifelong periods of disease flares and inflammation of numerous organ systems. Few studies to date have examined the effect of insurance status on access to care for rheumatology patients, and no studies have examined this question with regard to SLE patients. A new study published in the May 2007 issue of Arthritis Care &...

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