Findings on Social Science Reported by Investigators at University of North Carolina (Access To Health Insurance and Health Care for Hispanic Children In the United States): Science – Social Science

2021 DEC 06 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at CDC & FDA Daily -- New research on Science - Social Science is the subject of a report. According to news reporting out of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, by NewsRx editors, research stated, “Health insurance gives families access to medical services and protects them against the costs of illness and medical treatment. Insured children are more likely than their uninsured peers to use medical services, preventive health services, have a usual source of care, and have fewer unmet medical needs.”

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the University of North Carolina, “In this article, we review trends in health insurance coverage for Hispanic children and the factors that influence their coverage. We then discuss health care utilization among Hispanic children and barriers to health care utilization.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “We conclude with a discussion of strategies to improve Hispanic children’s health care access in the age of COVID-19.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Access To Health Insurance and Health Care for Hispanic Children In the United States. The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2021;696(1):223-244. The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science can be contacted at: Sage Publications Inc, 2455 Teller Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, USA.

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Krista M. Perreira, University of North Carolina, School of Medicine, Social Med, Chapel Hill, NC 27515, United States. Additional authors for this research include Jonathan Oberlander and Chenoa D. Allen.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1177/00027162211050007. 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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