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Maternal and Child Health Journal

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01.09.2014

The Impacts of Health Insurance Coverage on Access to Healthcare in Children Entering Kindergarten

verfasst von: Amanda Haboush-Deloye, Spencer Hensley, Masaru Teramoto, Tara Phebus, Denise Tanata-Ashby

Erschienen in: Maternal and Child Health Journal | Ausgabe 7/2014

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Abstract

To examine access to healthcare and health outcomes for kindergartners as they relate to insurance status and type. For the 2008, 2009, and 2010 school years, surveys were distributed to parents with a child entering kindergarten in the state of Nevada. Surveys asked parents to provide information about their child concerning their insurance status, routine medical care, medical conditions, and health behaviors. Compared to their insured peers, uninsured kindergartners were less likely to have had a check-up in the previous 12 months (p < .001; OR 6.14; 95 % CI 5.77–6.53), have a primary physician (p < .001; OR 14.32; 95 % CI 13.49–15.20), or have seen a dentist (p < .001; OR 3.93; 95 % CI 3.70–4.16), and were more likely to have a reported unmet medical need (p < .001; OR 2.60; 95 % CI 2.19–3.07). Additionally, compared to children with private insurance, those children with public insurance were less likely to have had a check-up (p < .001; OR 1.73; 95 % CI 1.59–1.89), have a primary care provider (p < .001; OR 3.87; 95 % CI 3.55–4.21), and were more likely to have unmet medical needs (p < .001; OR 2.27; 95 % CI 1.83–2.81). For children in early development—a deeply critical period—insurance status and type are predictors of important access to healthcare variables.

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Titel: The Impacts of Health Insurance Coverage on Access to Healthcare in Children Entering Kindergarten
verfasst von: Amanda Haboush-Deloye
Spencer Hensley
Masaru Teramoto
Tara Phebus
Denise Tanata-Ashby
Publikationsdatum: 01.09.2014
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Maternal and Child Health Journal / Ausgabe 7/2014
Print ISSN: 1092-7875
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-6628
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-013-1420-9

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