Addressing Financial Barriers to Health Care Among People Who are Low-Income and Insured in New York City, 2014-2017.

ABSTRACT: While health care-associated financial burdens among uninsured individuals are well described, few studies have systematically characterized the array of financial and logistical complications faced by insured individuals with low household incomes. In this mixed methods paper, we conducted 6 focus groups with a total of 55 residents and analyzed programmatic administrative records to characterize the specific financial and logistic barriers faced by residents living in public housing in East and Central Harlem, New York City (NYC). Participants included individuals who enrolled in a municipal community health worker (CHW) program designed to close equity gaps in health and social outcomes. Dedicated health advocates (HAs) were explicitly paired with CHWs to provide health insurance and he

SUBMITTER: Frazier TL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10060328 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature