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Comparative Study
. 2024 Apr-Jun;47(2):96-103.
doi: 10.1097/JAC.0000000000000489. Epub 2024 Jan 19.

Inability to Access Needed Medical Care Among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Medicaid Enrollees

Kevin H Nguyen  1 , Carlos Irwin A Oronce, Alexander C Adia, Jih-Cheng Yeh, Ninez Ponce
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Comparative Study

Inability to Access Needed Medical Care Among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Medicaid Enrollees

Kevin H Nguyen et al. J Ambul Care Manage. 2024 Apr-Jun.

Abstract

We examined self-reported inability to access to needed medical care and reasons for not accessing medical care among US-representative adult Medicaid enrollees, disaggregated across 10 Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander ethnic groups. Chinese (-4.54 percentage points [PP], P < .001), Other Asian (-4.42 PP, P < .001), and Native Hawaiian (-4.36 PP, P < .001) enrollees were significantly less likely to report being unable to access needed medical care compared with non-Hispanic White enrollees. The most common reason reported was that a health plan would not approve, cover, or pay for care. Mitigating inequities may require different interventions specific to certain ethnic groups.

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