By Erin T. Welsh, MA
Women with Medicaid experienced significantly longer new patient wait times for obstetrics and gynecology appointments compared with those with commercial insurance, according to a national mystery caller study.
“Health care providers should be aware of potential disparities in access to care for patients with Medicaid insurance and work to reduce wait times and improve access to obstetrics and gynecology subspecialty care,” Michaele Francesco Corbisiero, MSc, MPH, MD candidate at the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, Aurora, told Healio. Read more in Healio.