Studies from Ball State University Reveal New Findings on Minority Health (Racial and Ethnic Disparities In Health Insurance Coverage In the Usa: Findings From the 2018 National Health Interview Survey): Health and Medicine – Minority Health

2022 APR 06 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- New research on Health and Medicine - Minority Health is the subject of a report. According to news reporting out of Muncie, Indiana, by NewsRx editors, the research stated, “Under the broad context of health care reforms, I explored racial and ethnic disparities in health insurance coverage as well as potential mechanisms that might contribute to these disparities for an extensive list of groups. The study used the 2018 National Health Interview Survey to analyze the effects of race/ethnicity on uninsurance, with adjustment for other predisposing characteristics (age, gender, marital status, and immigration status), enabling resources (education, income, language proficiency, and region), and need (self-reported health status).”

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from Ball State University, “Results from the study documented an average uninsured rate of 13%, with substantial variations across different racial and ethnic groups, ranging from over 30% among Native Americans and Mexicans to less than 10% among whites and Asian subgroups. Enabling resources significantly reduced uninsurance among African Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Cubans compared to whites. On the other hand, these confounding factors only partially contributed to uninsurance among Native Americans, Mexicans, Mexican Americans, Dominicans, and other Central and South Americans. This study revealed substantial racial/ethnic disparities in uninsured rates, with Native Americans and a few Hispanic subgroups (Mexicans, Mexican Americans, and Dominicans) having higher and Asian Indians having lower rates than whites in uninsurance. Pathways leading to coverage varied by race/ethnicity.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “The main findings yielded empirical, theoretical, and policy implications that contributed to health care disparity research.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Racial and Ethnic Disparities In Health Insurance Coverage In the Usa: Findings From the 2018 National Health Interview Survey. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 2022. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities can be contacted at: Springer Int Publ Ag, Gewerbestrasse 11, Cham, Ch-6330, Switzerland.

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Fang Gong, Ball State University, Dept. of Sociology, Muncie, IN 47306, United States.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-022-01253-2. 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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