Findings in Managed Care Reported from Columbia University (Health Disparities Among Children In Immigrant Households: New York City 2009 and 2017): Managed Care

2024 MAY 01 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Current study results on Managed Care have been published. According to news reporting originating from New York City, New York, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “We tested the hypothesis that children in New York City (NYC) with an immigrant parent were more likely to lack health insurance and report poorer parent-rated health compared to those of US-born parents in this serial, cross-sectional study using existing data from 2009 to 2017 among children age < 12 years in two NYC health surveys. Main outcomes were parent-reported responses for (1) child insurance coverage and (2) child general health status.”

Financial support for this research came from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).

Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from Columbia University, “In multivariable logistic regression models, we estimated likelihood of outcomes for children of immigrants compared to those of US-born parents, adjusting for child, parent, and household characteristics. We included 2,637 children in 2009 and 7,042 in 2017 in NYC. In 2017, children of immigrant parents were more likely to experience uninsurance than children of US-born parents [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 2.36 (95% CI: 1.05-5.31)]. Compared to children of US-born parents, children with an immigrant parent were more likely to have a gap in insurance coverage in both 2009 (AOR 1.88; 95% CI: 1.08-3.27) and 2017 (AOR 1.60; 95% CI: 1.06-2.41). Although more children of immigrants had poor/fair health than those of US-born parents in both years, differences were not statistically significant after adjusting for covariates. Our findings among a sample of children eligible for health insurance suggest policies intended to expand child health care access did not equitably reach children of immigrants despite their eligibility for health insurance.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Tailored interventions for children of immigrants are needed to mitigate disparities in health insurance coverage.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Health Disparities Among Children In Immigrant Households: New York City 2009 and 2017. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 2024. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health can be contacted at: Springer, One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, Ny, United States. (Springer - www.springer.com; Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health - http://www.springerlink.com/content/1557-1912/)

The news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Jennifer Woo Baidal, Columbia University, Dept. of Pediatrics, Div Pediat Gastroenterol Hepatol & Nutrit, Irving Med Ctr, 622 W 168TH St, New York, NY 10032, United States. Additional authors for this research include Amanda Hernandez, Mary-Elizabeth Vachon, Diksha Brahmbhatt, Janet E. Rosenbaum and Sheng Li.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-024-01588-4. 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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