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Racial/Ethnic and Gender Disparities in Health Care Use and Access

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Manuel, Jennifer I.·2018·Health Services Research

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Objective: To document racial/ethnic and gender differences in health service use and access after the Affordable Care Act went into effect. Data Source: Secondary data from the 2006–2014 National Health Interview Survey. Study Design: Linear probability models were used to estimate changes in health service use and access (i.e., unmet medical need) in two separate analyses using data from 2006 to 2014 and 2012 to 2014. Data Extraction: Adult respondents aged 18 years and older ( N = 257,560). Principal Findings: Results from the 2006–2014 and 2012–2014 analyses show differential patterns in health service use and access by race/ethnicity and gender. Non‐Hispanic whites had the greatest gains in health service use and access across both analyses. While there was significant progress among Hispanic respondents from 2012 to 2014, no significant changes were found pre–post‐health care reform, suggesting access may have worsened before improving for this group. Asian men had the largest increase in office visits between 2006 and 2014, and although not statistically significant, the increase continued 2012–2014. Black women and men fared the worst with respect to changes in health care access. Conclusions: Ongoing research is needed to track patterns of health service use and access, especially among vulnerable racial/ethnic and gender groups, to determine whether existing efforts under health care reform reduce long‐standing disparities.

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Authors
Manuel, J. I.
Affiliations
New York University (US)
Corresponding author
Manuel, Jennifer I.
Venue
Health Services Research
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2017-05-08
Volume
53
Issue
3
Pages
1407-1429
ISSN
  • 0017-9124 (ISSN-L)
  • 1475-6773
OpenAlex
W2614015444
Cited by
378
References
54
Citations by year
2026: 17 · 2025: 45 · 2024: 55 · 2023: 70 · 2022: 83 · 2021: 53 · 2020: 35 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 6
FWCI
27.02
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Health Services Research (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Drug Abuse (K01DA035330)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Health › Public Health and Social Inequalities
Keywords
racial and ethnic disparities, gender disparities, health care access, health care utilization, unmet medical needs, Affordable Care Act, health care reform, Hispanic Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, office visits, vulnerable populations
MeSH terms
Adult, Black or African American, Ethnicity, Female, Health Services Accessibility, Health Services Research, Health Status, Hispanic or Latino, Humans, Male, Mental Health, Middle Aged, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Sex Factors, Socioeconomic Factors, United States, Patient-Centered Care, White People, Racial Groups, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

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