"Improving Native American elder access to and use of health care through effective health system navigation".

ABSTRACT:

Background

Public insurance reforms of the past two decades have failed to substantively address the healthcare needs of American Indians in general, let alone the particular needs of American Indian elders, ages 55 years and older. Historically, this population is more likely to be uninsured and to suffer from greater morbidities, poorer health outcomes and quality of life, and lower life expectancies compared to all other United States aging populations, representing a neglected group within the healthcare system. Despite the pervasive belief that the Indian Health Service will address all their health-related needs, American Indian elders are negatively affected by gaps in insurance and lack of access to health care. While the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act incl

SUBMITTER: Willging CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6006994 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature