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J Health Care Poor Underserved · Nov 2008
Comparative StudyPersistent disparities in health insurance coverage: Hispanic children, 1996 to 2005.
- Alissa Van Wie, Jeanette Ziegenfuss, Lynn A Blewett, and Michael Davern.
- Division of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA.
- J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2008 Nov 1;19(4):1181-91.
ObjectiveTo identify how health insurance coverage trends changed for Hispanic children between 1996 and 2005.MethodsData from the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement were analyzed to determine health insurance coverage rates for Hispanic children and logistic regression was used to determine the role of race/ethnicity on health insurance status, adjusting for citizenship status, child characteristics, migration status, and geography.ResultsThe proportion of uninsured Hispanic children decreased significantly. However, the increased likelihood of a Hispanic child being uninsured relative to non-Hispanic White children did not change during this period.ConclusionsExpansions in public health insurance programs between 1996 and 2005 increased health insurance coverage for Hispanic children but disparities between Hispanic and non-Hispanic White children persist.
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