Doty Michelle M, Holmgren Alyssa L
The Commonwealth Fund, USA.
Issue Brief (Commonw Fund). 2004 Apr(729):1-6.
Analysis of health insurance coverage and employment patterns from 1996 through 1999 reveals even higher uninsured rates and greater insurance instability among low-income adults and minorities than had been previously documented. Most low-income adults worked during the four years, but many had no or only intermittent job-based coverage. Low-income Hispanic adults were particularly hard hit: more than one-third (37%) of this group were never insured with private coverage, even though they worked all four years. Policies that expand coverage to low-income families could help reduce racial and ethnic disparities in access to care.
对1996年至1999年期间医疗保险覆盖范围和就业模式的分析表明，低收入成年人和少数族裔的未参保率更高，保险不稳定情况也比之前记录的更为严重。在这四年中，大多数低收入成年人都有工作，但许多人没有基于工作的保险，或者只有断断续续的此类保险。低收入西班牙裔成年人受到的冲击尤为严重：尽管这一群体在这四年中都有工作，但超过三分之一（37%）的人从未有过私人保险。将保险覆盖范围扩大到低收入家庭的政策有助于减少在获得医疗服务方面的种族和族裔差异。
