New Findings from University of Florida in Health Insurance Provides New Insights (Multigroup Path Analysis of the Influence of Healthcare Quality,…

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New Findings from University of Florida in Health Insurance Provides New Insights (Multigroup Path Analysis of the Influence of Healthcare Quality, by Different Health Insurance Types)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Managed Care Weekly Digest -- Researchers detail new data in Health Insurance. According to news reporting from Gainesville, Florida, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, "Winds of change have been blowing in the U.S. healthcare system since passage of the Affordable Care Act. Examining differences between individuals covered by different types of insurance is essential if healthcare executives are to develop new strategies in response to the emerging health insurance market."

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from the University of Florida, "In this study, we used multigroup path analysis models to examine the moderating effects of health insurance on direct and indirect associations with general health status, satisfaction with received care, financial burden, and perceived value of the healthcare system. Data were obtained from the 2012 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey and analyzed according to the types of insurance: private, public, and military. With the satisfactory fit of the model (chi(2) = 2,532.644, df = 96, p<.001; normed fit index = 0.943; incremental fit index = 0.945; comparative fit index = 0.957; root mean squared error of approximation = 0.044), higher healthcare quality was positively associated with better health status, greater satisfaction, and greater perceived value of the healthcare system in the three insurance groups. In addition, although all direct paths between health service quality and financial burden were not statistically significant, indirect effects were significant in all models through health status. Being married and earning higher incomes were also found to be strong predictors of better health status and health service quality."

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "Efforts to improve the quality of health services are needed, which could contribute to a reduction in health disparities among insurance beneficiaries and result in less healthcare spending."

For more information on this research see: Multigroup Path Analysis of the Influence of Healthcare Quality, by Different Health Insurance Types. Journal of Healthcare Management, 2017;62(2):93-105. Journal of Healthcare Management can be contacted at: Amer Coll Healthcare Exec Health Administration Press, One North Franklin St Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60606, USA (see also Health Insurance).

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Y.R. Hong, University of Florida, Coll Public Hlth & Hlth Profess, Dept. of Hlth Serv Res Management & Policy, Gainesville, FL 32611, United States. Additional authors for this research include D. Holcomb, M. Ballard and L. Schwartz.

Keywords for this news article include: Gainesville, Florida, United States, North and Central America, Investment and Finance, Health Insurance, University of Florida.