کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2666216 1140776 2012 11 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The Effects of Health Insurance and a Usual Source of Care on a Child’s Receipt of Health Care
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی پریناتولوژی (پزشکی مادر و جنین)، طب اطفال و بهداشت کودک
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
The Effects of Health Insurance and a Usual Source of Care on a Child’s Receipt of Health Care
چکیده انگلیسی

IntroductionAlthough recent health care reforms will expand insurance coverage for U.S. children, disparities regarding access to pediatric care persist, even among the insured. We investigated the separate and combined effects of having health insurance and a usual source of care (USC) on children’s receipt of health care services.MethodsWe conducted secondary analysis of the nationally representative 2002-2007 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data from children (≤ 18 years of age) who had at least one health care visit and needed any additional care, tests, or treatment in the preceding year (n = 20,817).ResultsApproximately 88.1% of the study population had both a USC and insurance; 1.1% had neither one; 7.6% had a USC only, and 3.2% had insurance only. Children with both insurance and a USC had the fewest unmet needs. Among insured children, those with no USC had higher rates of unmet needs than did those with a USC.DiscussionExpansions in health insurance are essential; however, it is also important for every child to have a USC. New models of practice could help to concurrently achieve these goals.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Pediatric Health Care - Volume 26, Issue 5, September–October 2012, Pages e25–e35
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