保険に加入した親を持つ未保険の子供や青少年
Jennifer E DeVoe1, Carrie Tillotson, Lorraine S Wallace
1Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 Sam Jackson Park Rd, Mailcode FM, Portland, OR 97239, USA. devoej@ohsu.edu
JAMA
|October 23, 2008
まとめ
アメリカでは,親が保険に加入している子どもの3%以上が,医療保険を欠いている. 予測要因には,低所得,ヒスパニック系,シングルペアレント家庭,低教育率の親が含まれる. 親に対する公的保険は,よりよい子保全と相関する.
科学分野:
- 小児保健医療サービス 研究 研究
- 健康経済学 医療経済学
- 公共衛生政策 公共衛生政策
背景:
- 何百万というアメリカ子供や青少年が健康保険を欠いている.
- 保険の拡大の取り組みは,しばしば無保険の親をターゲットにしており,親が保険に加入している子どもを無視しています.
- 両親が保険に加入している子供たちの間での無保険のドライバーを理解することは,包括的な保険策の策定に不可欠です.
研究 の 目的:
- 両親が健康保険に加入している米国の子供や青少年における健康保険の無保険の主要な予測要因を特定する.
- 親の保険にもかかわらず,子供の無保険に関連した人口統計的,社会経済的要因を分析する.
主な方法:
- 2002~2005年の医療費パネル調査 (MEPS) の総合データを利用し,横断分析と全年分析を行いました.
- 19歳未満の子供や若者を含め,少なくとも1人の親が居住している.39588人 (横断) と39710人 (全年) の参加者を分析した.
- 少なくとも1人の親が保険に加入している子どもの無保険の有病率と予測要因を調べた.
主要な成果:
- 少なくとも1人の親が保険に加入している子どもの3.3%が無保険であった.
- ヒスパニック系の人種,低所得から中所得者層,シングルペアレント家庭,低親教育水準は,無保険を著しく予測した.
- 両親が公的保険に加入している子どもは,親が民間保険に加入している子どもと比較して,無保険率が低い.
結論:
- 保険に加入した親を持つ米国の子供の3%以上は保険に加入していないままであり,保険のカバーのギャップを強調しています.
- 低所得,ヒスパニック系,シングルペアレントの家庭構造は,この集団における無保険の重要なリスク要因です.
- 親の公的保険は,よりよい子供保険率と関連しており,潜在的な政策的影響を示唆しています.
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