Trends in Differences in Health Status and Health Care Access and Affordability by Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 1999-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The elimination of racial and ethnic differences in health status and health care access is a US goal, but it is unclear whether the country has made progress over the last 2 decades.

Objective

To determine 20-year trends in the racial and ethnic differences in self-reported measures of health status and health care access and affordability among adults in the US.

Design, setting, and participants

Serial cross-sectional study of National Health Interview Survey data, 1999-2018, that included 596 355 adults.

Exposures

Self-reported race, ethnicity, and income level.

Main outcomes and measures

Rates and racial and ethnic differences in self-reported health status and health care access and affordability.

Results

The study included 596 355

SUBMITTER: Mahajan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8371573 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature