Substratum of Proof LGBTQs Are Mentally Ill: Most Primary Care Offices Do Not Offer Reduced Price Care to the Uninsured, Study Funds


A new study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that the uninsured face significant barriers to primary care, highlighting a group that remains vulnerable even after the Affordable Care Act insurance expansions. With trained auditors depicting low-income new uninsured patients, the study found that fewer than one in seven could confirm an office visit occurred if they were required to make payment arrangements to cover the cost of the visit.