Generational Status,Health Insurance,and Public Benefit Participation Among Low-Income Latino Children |
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Authors: | DeCamp Lisa Ross Bundy David G |
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Institution: | (1) Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, Center for Child and Community Health Research, University of Michigan, Mason F Lord Bldg, Ste. 4200, 5200 Eastern Ave, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA;(2) Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University, 200 North Wolfe Street, Room 2095, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA |
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Abstract: | The objectives of this study were to (1) measure health insurance coverage and continuity across generational subgroups of
Latino children, and (2) determine if participation in public benefit programs is associated with increased health insurance
coverage and continuity. We analyzed data on 25,388 children income-eligible for public insurance from the 2003 to 2004 National
Survey of Children’s Health and stratified Latinos by generational status. First- and second-generation Latino children were
more likely to be uninsured (58 and 19%, respectively) than third-generation children (9.5%). Second-generation Latino children
were similarly likely to be currently insured by public insurance as third-generation children (61 and 62%, respectively),
but less likely to have private insurance (19 and 29%, respectively). Second-generation Latino children were slightly more
likely than third-generation children to have discontinuous insurance during the year (19 and 15%, respectively). Compared
with children in families where English was the primary home language, children in families where English was not the primary
home language had higher odds of being uninsured versus having continuous insurance coverage (OR: 2.19; 95% CI 1.33–3.62]).
Among second-generation Latino children, participation in the Food Stamp (OR 0.26; 95% CI 0.14–0.48]) or Women, Infants,
and Children (OR 0.40; 95% CI 0.25–0.66]) programs was associated with reduced odds of being uninsured. Insurance disparities
are concentrated among first- and second-generation Latino children. For second-generation Latino children, connection to
other public benefit programs may promote enrollment in public insurance. |
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