Findings from University of Michigan in the Area of Insurance Described (Health Insurance Coverage and Access To Care Among Lgbt Adults, 2013-19): Insurance

2023 AUG 31 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health Policy and Law Daily -- Research findings on Insurance are discussed in a new report. According to news reporting originating from Ann Arbor, Michigan, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “Historically, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) adults have faced barriers to obtaining health insurance coverage, which have contributed to disparities in access to care and health outcomes. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the 2015 Supreme Court ruling on marriage equality had the potential to improve access to health insurance for LGBT people.”

Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from the University of Michigan, “Using data from the nationally representative Health Reform Monitoring Survey, we provide new evidence on trends in coverage and access to care for LGBT and non-LGBT adults between 2013 and 2019. In 2013 LGBT adults were significantly less likely than non-LGBT adults to have insurance coverage and more likely to report difficulty obtaining necessary medical care. Disparities in insurance coverage began to decline in 2014, when the main coverage provisions of the ACA went into effect.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “By 2017-19, coverage rates for LGBT adults were comparable to those of non-LGBT adults, although significant disparities in access remained.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Health Insurance Coverage and Access To Care Among Lgbt Adults, 2013-19. Health Affairs, 2023;42(6):858-865. Health Affairs can be contacted at: Project Hope, 7500 Old Georgetown Rd, Ste 600, Bethesda, MD 20814-6133, USA.

The news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Thomas C. Buchmueller, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States. Additional authors for this research include Andrew Bolibol, Benjamin Lewis and Sarah Miller.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2022.01493. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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