Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
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J Health Care Poor Underserved · Nov 2008
Comparative StudyPersistent disparities in health insurance coverage: Hispanic children, 1996 to 2005.
To identify how health insurance coverage trends changed for Hispanic children between 1996 and 2005. ⋯ Expansions 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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J Health Care Poor Underserved · Nov 2008
Strangers in a strange land: health care experiences for recent Latino immigrants in Midwest communities.
Latino immigrants in recent years are moving to U.S. communities that have little experience with immigration from Latin America. Although public health initiatives have been created to expand health care services to uninsured adults and children, little is known about whether and to what extent new immigrants benefit from such resources. ⋯ With the dynamic flux of new immigrants into many communities, outreach efforts must be continuously renewed and re-oriented to reach new arrivals.