Underlying Factors of Health Insurance Use Among Blacks and Hispanics With Ambulatory Care–Sensitive Conditions

• Published in: The Journal of ambulatory care management Vol. 45; no. 2; pp. 114 - 125
• Main Authors: Dean, Caress A., Liu, Echu, Wiltshire, Jacqueline, Elder, Keith
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc 01-04-2022
• Subjects: African Americans; Ambulatory Care; Health Care Reform; Hispanic or Latino; Humans; Insurance, Health; United States; Whites; United States
• ISSN: 0148-9917; 1550-3267
• DOI: 10.1097/JAC.0000000000000407

This study examined satisfaction with and confidence in understanding health insurance use among Blacks and Hispanic Americans with ambulatory care–sensitive conditions. Using the 2013-2016 Health Reform Monitoring Survey data sets, descriptive statistics and ordinary least-square regressions estimated the association between satisfaction and confidence scores and racial or ethnic groups with ambulatory care–sensitive conditions. Compared with their White counterparts, Black (β = −.13; 95% confidence interval [CI], −0.19 to −0.06) and Hispanic (β = −0.41; 95% CI, −0.48 to −0.33) participants' standardized confidence scores were significantly lower. Research is needed to identify factors that may enhance this population's confidence level.