Studies from University of Central Florida Further Understanding of Insurance (Healthcare Utilization and Type of Criminal-legal System Contact: the Importance of Employment and Health Insurance): Insurance

2024 JUL 15 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health Policy and Law Daily -- A new study on Insurance is now available. According to news reporting from Orlando, Florida, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “To examine the impact of employment and health insurance on healthcare utilization while delineating criminal-legal system (CLS) contact by type. We examined pooled data (2015-2019) from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health to assess the association between type of CLS contact (i.e., arrest, probation, or parole) and healthcare utilization (i.e., emergency room visit, overnight hospital stays, or doctor visit) among adults aged 18 and older (N = 201,490).”

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from the University of Central Florida, “Adults with any past-year CLS contact reported a higher prevalence of emergency room visits and hospital stays, but lower rates of doctor visits, compared to adults with no past-year CLS contact. Findings from logistic regression analyses highlight the importance of arrest. Among adults with past-year CLS contact, those with an arrest were more likely to report all forms of healthcare utilization compared to those on probation or parole. Lastly, findings clearly indicated that insurance was more strongly associated with healthcare utilization than employment. The current research contributes to literature that examines health conditions and healthcare utilization across type of CLS contact.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “Understanding how barriers to healthcare utilization vary by type of CLS contact should enable community resources and support services to reduce health disparities in this vulnerable population.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Healthcare Utilization and Type of Criminal-legal System Contact: the Importance of Employment and Health Insurance. Journal of Criminal Justice, 2024;93. Journal of Criminal Justice can be contacted at: Elsevier, Radarweg 29, 1043 Nx Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Elsevier - www.elsevier.com; Journal of Criminal Justice - http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-criminal-justice/)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Jason A. Ford, University of Central Florida, Dept. of Sociology, Howard Phillips Hall 403, 4297 Andromeda Loop North, Orlando, FL 32816, United States.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2024.102211. 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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