Renuka Tipirneni, MD, MSc

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October 23rd 2024

Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Cost-Related Barriers to Care Among Near-Poor Beneficiaries in Medicare Advantage vs Traditional Medicare

Alexandra G. Hames, PhD Renuka Tipirneni, MD, MSc Galen E. Switzer, PhD John Z. Ayanian, MD, MPP Jeffrey T. Kullgren, MD, MS, MPH Erica Solway, PhD, MPH, MSW Eric T. Roberts, PhD

Among near-poor Black and Hispanic individuals, Medicare Advantage was associated with increased vision care and some, although not uniform, reductions in access disparities vs traditional Medicare.

March 11th 2019

Factors Influencing Primary Care Providers’ Decisions to Accept New Medicaid Patients Under Michigan’s Medicaid Expansion

Renuka Tipirneni, MD, MSc Edith C. Kieffer, PhD, MPH John Z. Ayanian, MD, MPP Eric G. Campbell, PhD Cengiz Salman, MA Sarah J. Clark, MPH Tammy Chang, MD, MPH, MS Adrianne N. Haggins, MD, MSc Erica Solway, PhD, MPH, MSW Matthias A. Kirch, MS Susan D. Goold, MD, MHSA, MA

In the era after Medicaid expansion, primary care providers placed importance on practice capacity, specialist availability, and reimbursement when deciding whether to accept new Medicaid patients.

June 17th 2016

Primary Care Appointment Availability and Nonphysician Providers One Year After Medicaid Expansion

Renuka Tipirneni, MD, MSc Karin V. Rhodes, MD, MS Rodney A. Hayward, MD Richard L. Lichtenstein, PhD HwaJung Choi, PhD Elyse N. Reamer, BS Matthew M. Davis, MD, MAPP

After Medicaid expansion in Michigan, appointment availability for new Medicaid patients stably increased-this is perhaps attributable to increasing proportions of appointments scheduled with nonphysician providers.

November 17th 2014

Primary Care Capacity as Insurance Coverage Expands: Examining the Role of Health Information Technology

Renuka Tipirneni, MD, MSc Ezinne G. Ndukwe, MPH Melissa Riba, MS HwaJung Choi, PhD Regina Royan, MPH Danielle Young, MPH Marianne Udow-Phillips, MHSA Matthew M. Davis, MD, MAPP

Primary care physicians using more health information technology were less likely to accept new patients.