Authors

Brandon K. Attell, Center of Excellence for Children’s Behavioral Health, Georgia Health Policy Center, Atlanta GA

Disparities in health insurance coverage among children and young adults in Georgia and the U.S.

Abstract

Background: In this brief report, I compare rates of health insurance coverage for children and young adults in Georgia and the United States.

Methods: Utilizing data from the 2014 American Community Survey, I performed two-sample tests of weighted proportions for a variety of health insurance coverage indicators.

Results: Although there is little difference between Georgia and the United States in the proportion of those covered by Medicare and Medicaid, in Georgia there are fewer individuals with private health insurance and more uninsured individuals.

Conclusions: Progress toward universal coverage will require continued examination of insurance status at both the state and national level.

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Recommended Citation

Attell, Brandon K. (2016) "Disparities in health insurance coverage among children and young adults in Georgia and the U.S.," Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association: Vol. 6: No. 2, Article 8.
DOI: 10.21633/jgpha.6.217
Available at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/jgpha/vol6/iss2/8