The impact of Medicaid funding structures on inequities in health care access for Latinos in New York, Florida, and Puerto Rico.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To study the impact of Medicaid funding structures before and after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on health care access for Latinos in New York (Medicaid expansion), Florida (Medicaid non-expansion), and Puerto Rico (Medicaid block grant).

Data sources

Pooled state-level data for New York, Florida, and Puerto Rico from the 2011-2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and data from the 2011-2019 American Community Survey and Puerto Rico Community Survey.

Study design

Cross-sectional study using probit with predicted margins to separately compare four health care access measures among Latinos in New York, Florida, and Puerto Rico (having health insurance coverage, having a personal doctor, delayed care due to cost, and having a ro

SUBMITTER: Rivera-Gonzalez AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9660415 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature