Health expenditure dynamics and years of U.S. residence: analyzing spending disparities among Latinos by citizenship/nativity status.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We investigate health expenditure disparities between Latinos and non-Latino whites by years of United States residence and citizenship/nativity status.

Data sources

We link the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey and the National Health Interview Survey from 2000 to 2007. The sample consists of 31,514 Latinos and 76,021 white adults (18-64 years).

Study design

The likelihood of any health spending, total health expenditure, and the out-of-pocket (OOP) share of health expenditure are our main dependent variables. We use two-part multivariate models to adjust for confounding factors. A stratified analysis by insurance status checks for the results' robustness. The decomposition technique is implemented to estimate the share of disparities that can be explained b

SUBMITTER: Bustamante AV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3419890 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature