Waldman H Barry, Perlman Steven P
Department of General Dentistry, S.U.N.Y at Stony Brook, NY, USA.
J Dent Child (Chic). 2005 Jan-Apr;72(1):36-8.
National surveys demonstrate an increased proportion of children with health insurance coverage. Much of this rise is a reflection of increases in public insurance arrangements. Nevertheless, in the early 2000s, millions of children, particularly Hispanic children, continued to lack health insurance. There were marked differences in coverage rates between different Hispanic subgroups, with 34% of Mexican American children, compared to 10% of Cuban American children, lacking insurance. The purpose of this case report was to show that the absence of insurance coverage is associated with limited access to care.
全国性调查显示，有医疗保险覆盖的儿童比例有所增加。这种增长很大程度上反映了公共保险安排的增加。然而，在21世纪初，仍有数百万儿童，尤其是西班牙裔儿童，继续缺乏医疗保险。不同西班牙裔亚群体之间的覆盖率存在显著差异，34%的墨西哥裔美国儿童没有保险，相比之下，古巴裔美国儿童的这一比例为10%。本病例报告的目的是表明，缺乏保险覆盖与获得医疗服务的机会有限有关。
