Consistency and Adequacy of Public and Commercial Health Insurance for US Children, 2016 to 2021.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Before and during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), commercially and publicly insured children may have faced different challenges in obtaining consistent and adequate health insurance.

Objective

To compare overall rates, COVID-19 PHE-related changes, and child and family characteristics associated with inconsistent and inadequate coverage for publicly and commercially insured children.

Design, settings, and participants

This was a cross-sectional study using nationally representative data from the 2016 to 2021 National Survey of Children's Health of children from age 0 to 17 years living in noninstitutional settings.

Exposure

Parent- or caregiver-reported current child health insurance type defined as public or commercial.

Main outcomes

SUBMITTER: Daw JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10665966 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature