New Findings from University of Hawaii at Manoa in the Area of Geriatrics and Gerontology Described (Health Insurance Coverage, Age, And Immigration-related Factors Among Korean Americans): Aging Research – Geriatrics and Gerontology

2023 JAN 05 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- A new study on geriatrics and gerontology is now available. According to news originating from Honolulu, Hawaii, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “The purpose of this study was to examine health insurance coverage and its association with demographic and immigration-related factors (English proficiency, generational status, and age at immigration) among Korean Americans (KAs, n=11,462).”

Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from University of Hawaii at Manoa: “Data were drawn from the 2017 American Community Survey. KA older adults aged 65+ had significantly higher odds of having any health insurance compared to those aged 41 to 64. KAs who speak English well or only speak English were more likely to have any health insurance compared to those with limited English proficiency (i.e., don’t speak English well or at all). First-generation KAs had lower odds of having any health insurance compared to those born in the U.S.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Those who immigrated after 41 years of age were less likely to have health insurance compared to those born in the U.S. These findings underscore the need to consider immigration-related factors in efforts to increase healthcare accessibility for KAs.”

For more information on this research see: Health Insurance Coverage, Age, And Immigration-related Factors Among Korean Americans. Innovation in Aging, 2022,6(Supplement_1). (Innovation in Aging - https://academic.oup.com/innovateage). The publisher for Innovation in Aging is Oxford University Press (OUP).

A free version of this journal article is available at https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igac059.766.

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Seunghye Hong, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Thompson School of Social Work and Public Health, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. Additional authors for this research include Ki Tae Park, Yeonjung Lee, Mei Linn Park, Nan Sook Park.

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