New Findings from University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine Describe Advances in Health Insurance (Health disparities among adults…

New Findings from University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine Describe Advances in Health Insurance (Health disparities among adults with voice problems in the United States)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Managed Care Weekly Digest -- Fresh data on Health Insurance are presented in a new report. According to news originating from Los Angeles, California, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, "To assess differences in access to care and healthcare utilization among adults who reported voice problems in 2012. Cross-sectional study. The 2012 National Health Interview Survey was utilized to evaluate adults who had a 'voice problem in the past 12 months.' Multivariate analyses determined the influence of sociodemographic variables on the prevalence of voice problems in adults and access to care."

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, "Among 243 million adults in the United States, 17.9 ? 0.05 million adults (7.63% ? 0.21%) report experiencing voice problems. After controlling for age, education, income level, geographic region, and health insurance status, African Americans (odds ratio [OR]: 0.83, p<0.05), Hispanics (OR: 0.61, p<0.01), and other minorities (OR: 0.69, p<0.01) had a lower OR for reporting voice problems in the last year relative to white adults. Among adults with voice problems, Hispanics were more likely to delay care because they could not reach a medical office by telephone (OR: 1.85, p<0.01) and due to long wait times at the doctor's office (OR: 2.04, p<0.01) compared to white adults. Adults with voice problems who were a racial minority, low income, or had public health insurance were more likely to postpone care because they lacked a mode of transportation."

According to the news editors, the research concluded: "Targeted programs are necessary to address the health disparities and barriers to care among those who suffer from voice problems."

For more information on this research see: Health disparities among adults with voice problems in the United States. The Laryngoscope, 2017;(): (see also Health Insurance).

The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from K. Hur, USC Voice Center, Caruso Dept. of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States. Additional authors for this research include S. Zhou, C. Bertelsen and M.M Johns.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.26947. 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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