Still left behind: health insurance coverage and access to care among Latinos in California
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Health policy brief (UCLA Center for Health Policy Research)
- Author(s):
- Becker, Tara L., author Babey, Susan H., author Charles, Shana A., author
- Contributor(s):
- UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, issuing body.
- Publication:
- Los Angeles, CA : UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, August 2019
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Health Services Accessibility -- statistics & numerical data Hispanic Americans Insurance Coverage -- statistics & numerical data Medically Uninsured -- statistics & numerical data African Americans Asian Americans Emigrants and Immigrants European Continental Ancestry Group Income Medicaid Humans California United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- Data from the 2015-2016 California Health Interview Survey show that Latinos remain less likely to have health insurance coverage than other Californians, as they are less likely to have insurance through an employer. Though 22% of uninsured Latinos are eligible for health insurance coverage through California's Medicaid program (Medi-Cal), an individual's citizenship or permanent residency status remains a barrier to obtaining public coverage. This lack of coverage has important implications for the well-being of these Californian Latinos, because not only are uninsured Latinos in poorer health than those who are insured, but they also have less access to health care services.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (9 pages, 1 unnumbered page))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101757869 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101757869