Association Between Prior Insurance and Health Service Utilization Among the Long-Term Uninsured in South Carolina.

ABSTRACT: Purpose: Strong evidence supports the relationship between health coverage and improved health status. Little is known about the lasting impact of prior health insurance on the prior insured's use of health services. We aimed to examine the association between prior insurance status and health service utilization (HSU) among the long-term uninsured (LTU) in South Carolina. Methods: The current study used data from in-person interviews of the LTU collected in a 2014 cross-sectional South Carolina survey. Men and women between 18-64 years of age who reported not having health insurance for at least 24 months at the time of data collection were included. Propensity score analysis was used to examine the associations between prior insurance status and three outcome variables: (1)

SUBMITTER: Shi L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6705444 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature