Health Insurance Coverage and Health Care Utilization along the US-Mexico Border: Evidence from the Border Epidemiologic Study on Aging
Health Insurance Coverage and Health Care Utilization along the US-Mexico Border: Evidence from the Border Epidemiologic Study on Aging
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10.1007/978-0-387-47208-9_17
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2007-01-01
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Pagan, Jose A.
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Bastida, Elena;Brown, H. Shelton;Pagan, Jose A.
摘要五分之一的美国成年人口没有医疗保险，预计由于医疗保健费用和医疗保险费的增加，没有保险的人数将继续增加（DeNavas-Walt，普罗克特和Lee，2005; Gilmer和Kronick，2001; Rowland，2004）。美国没有保险的人口不仅相对较大（近4600万人），而且在各州和社区之间的分布也不均匀。顺便说一句，西南部的四个边境州，加州，亚利桑那州，新墨西哥州和得克萨斯州，也是唯一没有医疗保险的总人口比例超过18%的州。
AbstractOne-fifth of the U.S. adult population does not have health insurance coverage and it is projected that the ranks of the uninsured will continue to grow due to increasing health care costs and rising health insurance premiums (DeNavas-Walt, Proctor and Lee, 2005; Gilmer and Kronick, 2001; Rowland, 2004). The U.S. uninsured population is not only relatively large (almost 46 million people) but it is not homogenously distributed across states and communities. Incidentally, the four Southwestern border states, California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, are also the only states where the percentage of the total state population without health insurance coverage exceeds 18%.