Samuel D Towne1, Janice C Probst2, James W Hardin3, Bethany A Bell4, Saundra Glover5. 1. 1266 TAMU, Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Station, TX, 77843-1266, USA. towne@sph.tamhsc.edu. 2. South Carolina Rural Health Research Center, University of South Carolina, 220 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 204, Columbia, SC, 29210, USA. 3. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, Columbia, 29201, SC, USA. 4. College of Education, Educational Psychology and Research Program, Department of Educational Studies, University of South Carolina, 133 Wardlaw, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA. 5. Institute for Partnerships to Eliminate Health Disparities, University of South Carolina, Discovery I, 353, 915 Greene Street, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: We examined the effects of the Great Recession (December 2007-June 2009) among vulnerable adults who may be at high risk of poor health and low access to health care. METHODS: Our primary outcomes of interest were self-reported health status (fair/poor versus good/very good/excellent), and foregoing needed health care due to cost in the past 12 months. RESULTS: Racial and ethnic minorities, except Asians, experienced higher rates of poor/fair health and higher rates of forgone medical care than did White adults. Hispanic and AIAN adults experienced differential effects of the Great Recession, as compared to White adults. CONCLUSIONS: Understanding how vulnerable populations react in times of economic flux will enable policy makers to identify strategies/policies to lessen the burden experienced by vulnerable adults.
INTRODUCTION: We examined the effects of the Great Recession (December 2007-June 2009) among vulnerable adults who may be at high risk of poor health and low access to health care. METHODS: Our primary outcomes of interest were self-reported health status (fair/poor versus good/very good/excellent), and foregoing needed health care due to cost in the past 12 months. RESULTS: Racial and ethnic minorities, except Asians, experienced higher rates of poor/fair health and higher rates of forgone medical care than did White adults. Hispanic and AIAN adults experienced differential effects of the Great Recession, as compared to White adults. CONCLUSIONS: Understanding how vulnerable populations react in times of economic flux will enable policy makers to identify strategies/policies to lessen the burden experienced by vulnerable adults.
Keywords:
Access to care; Health; Racial and ethnic minority; Recession
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