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Parental Eligibility and Enrollment in State Children's Health Insurance Program: The Roles of Parental Health, Employment, and Family Structure

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: We examined eligibility and enrollment among parents of children in New Jersey's State Children's Health Insurance Program following expansion of parental eligibility for NJ FamilyCare coverage. Data were from the 2003 NJ FamilyCare Family Health Survey (n = 416 families). Parental eligibility was higher in households without a full-time employed parent (odds ratio [OR] = 5.50; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.72, 11.14) and lower among single parents (OR = 0.38; 95% CI = 0.23, 0.61). Enrollment was higher among single parents (OR = 2.24; 95% CI = 1.17, 4.31). Roughly one third of eligible parents did not enroll, suggesting the need to increase awareness of parental eligibility and reduce barriers to enrollment.

Source: American Journal of Public Health

DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2010.194654

Authors: Jane E. Miller, Dorothy Gaboda, Colleen N. Nugent, Theresa M. Simpson, Joel C. Cantor

Institution: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Language: English

Topic: Healthcare Policy and Management

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funders: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, State of New Jersey Department of Human Services