Study Results from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in the Area of Affordable Care Act Reported (New York City Taxi Drivers’ Knowledge and Perceptions…

Study Results from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in the Area of Affordable Care Act Reported (New York City Taxi Drivers' Knowledge and Perceptions of the Affordable Care Act)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- Investigators discuss new findings in Affordable Care Act. According to news reporting originating in New York City, New York, by VerticalNews journalists, research stated, "This study was conducted to assess New York City taxi drivers' knowledge and perceptions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). A cross-sectional street-intercept study design was used to assess drivers' knowledge about the ACA."

The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, "A 146-item questionnaire was administered from September 12 to December 6, 2013 to 175 yellow taxi and for-hire vehicle drivers. 91 % of drivers were foreign-born; 50 % were uninsured. Mean knowledge about the ACA was quite low; 78 % of the sample either knew nothing or only a little bit about the ACA. 77 % wanted more information about the ACA. Greater English proficiency, more years driving a taxi, and knowledge of having or not having a pre-existing health condition (vs. not knowing) were related to higher ACA knowledge levels. Knowledge of a pre-existing condition (whether they had one or not) compared to those who lacked such knowledge was also an important predictor of the perception of whether the ACA would have a positive impact."

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "To facilitate enrollment, efforts should focus on occupationally-focused initiatives that educate drivers at their places of work and leisure, to raise the overall knowledge levels and enrollment of the community."

For more information on this research see: New York City Taxi Drivers' Knowledge and Perceptions of the Affordable Care Act. Journal of Community Health, 2015;40(6):1130-1139. Journal of Community Health can be contacted at: Springer, 233 Spring St, New York, NY 10013, USA. (Springer - www.springer.com; Journal of Community Health - www.springerlink.com/content/0094-5145/)

Our news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained by contacting F. Gany, Icahn Med Inst, Mt Sinai Sch Med, Dept. of Oncol Sci, New York, NY, United States. Additional authors for this research include C. Flores, G. Winkel, I. Alam, M. Genoff and J. Leng.

Keywords for this news article include: New York City, United States, Affordable Care Act, North and Central America

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