Communities Without Health Insurance

研究机构：加州大学洛杉矶分校本研究将重点关注不断增长的无保险人口对南加州两个社会经济弱势社区的社区生活构成挑战的不同方式。基于访谈和历史研究，该研究将绘制医疗服务提供者为其社区服务的决策图，检查无保险人口和有保险人口的医疗保健寻求行为，并根据不断增长的无保险人口审查社区利益相关者所采取的政策决定。更广泛的影响：记录整个社区隐藏的社会和财务成本可能表明，不扩大保险覆盖范围已经侵蚀了许多有保险的美国人获得医疗保健的机会和质量。此外，研究未参保人数的增加对社区的影响方式，将使政策制定者对最近通过的医疗改革的更广泛的公共利益和弊端有更深入的了解。

SES-1030418PI: Stefan TimmermansInstitution: University of California, Los AngelesThis study will focus on the different ways by which a growing uninsured population challenges community life in two socio-economically disadvantaged Southern California communities. Based on interviews and historical research, the research will map the decisions of health care providers to serve their communities, examine health care-seeking behavior of both the uninsured and insured population, and review the policy decisions taken by community stakeholders in light of a growing uninsured population. Broader Impacts:Documenting hidden social and financial costs for entire communities may show that not expanding insurance coverage has already eroded access and quality of health care for many insured Americans. In addition, examining the ways by which a rise in the uninsured affects communities will give policy makers insight in the broader public benefits and drawbacks of the recently passed health care reform.