1. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, “The Uninsured and Their Access to Health Care,” Fact Sheet (Washington: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, 2005).
2. These markets were selected to be representative of U.S. metropolitan areas with populations of more than 200,000 and also to ensure a diversity of markets in terms of region and size. For more details, see C.E. Metcalf et al. “Site Definition and Sample Design for the Community Tracking Study,” Technical Publication no. 1 (Washington: Center for Studying Health System Change, 1996).
3. L.E. Felland and C.S. Lesser, “Local Innovations Provide Managed Care for the Uninsured,” Issue Brief (Washington: HSC, 2000).
4. Buncombe County Medical Society Project Access