Characteristics of Health Care Financial Assistance Programs Serving the Most Populous US Counties

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作者：

Zhu, Michael ^{[1
,7
]}

Srinivasan, Nitin ^{[2
]}

Karpe, Ashna ^{[1
]}

Bui, Anna ^{[3
]}

Wang, Daniel ^{[4
]}

Tran, Theresa ^{[5
]}

Haddock, Alison ^{[6
]}

机构：

[1] Rice Univ, Houston, TX 77005 USA

[2] Univ Southern Calif, Keck Sch Med, Los Angeles, CA USA

[3] Univ Houston, Houston, TX USA

[4] Duke Univ, Sch Med, Durham, NC USA

[5] Univ Texas Hlth Sci Ctr Houston, Houston, TX USA

[6] Baylor Coll Med, Houston, TX USA

[7] Rice Univ, 6100 Main St, Houston, TX 77005 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF HEALTH CARE FOR THE POOR AND UNDERSERVED | 2022年 / 33卷 / 03期

关键词：

Medically uninsured; medical indigency; poverty; undocumented immigrants; eligibility determination; ENROLLMENT;

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中图分类号：

R19 [保健组织与事业（卫生事业管理）];

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摘要：

County-based health care financial assistance programs offer improved access to health care for indigent populations by reducing or eliminating costs to receive care. We examined health care financial assistance programs serving the 10 most populous U.S. counties. We found that the percent enrollment in a county's program is strongly correlated with the percent uninsured (r=.86) and the percent undocumented (r=.83), and moderately correlated with the percent indigent (r=.43) in a county, suggesting the importance of health care financial assistance programs for these groups. Furthermore, the typical county-based health care financial assistance program covers the same income range (0-138% federal poverty level) and offers similar benefits (including coverage of emergency care and inpatient care) as Medicaid. Counseling services are frequently available to assist applicants. These characteristics allow them to serve as an alternative source of health care funding to those who are ineligible for Medicaid coverage.

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页数：12

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