Effect of the Affordable Care Act on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Insurance Coverage

Objectives. To document how health insurance coverage changed for White, Black, and Hispanic adults after the Affordable Care Act (ACA) went into effect. Methods. We used data from the American Community Survey from 2008 to 2014 to examine changes in the percentage of nonelderly adults who were unin...

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Published in:	American journal of public health (1971) Vol. 106; no. 8; pp. 1416 - 1421
Main Authors:	Buchmueller, Thomas C., Levinson, Zachary M., Levy, Helen G., Wolfe, Barbara L.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Public Health Association 01.08.2016
Subjects:	Access to Care Adult AJPH Policy Bankruptcy Clinical outcomes Continental Population Groups Cultural differences Economic inequality Employers Ethnic differences Ethnic Groups - statistics & numerical data Ethnicity Female Health care Health care access Health care expenditures Health care industry Health care policy Health disparities Health insurance Health Law Health Reform Health services Health Services Accessibility - statistics & numerical data Healthcare Disparities - ethnology Humans Income - statistics & numerical data Indigent care Inequality Insurance Insurance coverage Insurance Coverage - statistics & numerical data Insurance, Health - statistics & numerical data Male Medicaid Medicaid - statistics & numerical data Medical personnel Medically Uninsured - ethnology Medically Uninsured - statistics & numerical data Middle Aged Noncitizens Other Race/Ethnicity Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act 2010-US Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Policy making Poverty Public health Race Racial differences Racial inequality Risk reduction Socioeconomic Factors States Subsidies Tax credits Uninsured people United States Young Adult United States > US
ISSN:	0090-0036, 1541-0048, 1541-0048
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