Newacheck P W, Hughes D C, Cisternas M
University of California, San Francisco, USA.
Health Aff (Millwood). 1995 Spring;14(1):244-54. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.14.1.244.
This DataWatch examines trends in health insurance coverage of children using recent data from the Current Population Survey. The results indicate that the number and proportion of children who were uninsured changed little between 1988 and 1992. However, substantial changes occurred in the composition of the insured population: The proportion of children covered by employer-based private insurance declined from 60.7 percent in 1988 to 56.2 percent in 1992, while the proportion of children covered by Medicaid increased from 15.6 percent to 21.6 percent over the same period. These results indicate that a fundamental shift is occurring in responsibility for insuring the nation's children--from the private sector to the public sector.
本《数据观察》利用当前人口调查的最新数据研究了儿童医疗保险覆盖情况的趋势。结果表明，1988年至1992年间，未参保儿童的数量和比例变化不大。然而，参保人群的构成发生了显著变化：由雇主提供的私人保险覆盖的儿童比例从1988年的60.7%降至1992年的56.2%，而同期由医疗补助计划覆盖的儿童比例从15.6%增至21.6%。这些结果表明，为美国儿童提供保险的责任正在发生根本性转变——从私营部门转向公共部门。
