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Latino Population Growth and Hospital Uncompensated Care in California
American journal of public health (1971), v 105(8), pp 1710-1717
01 Aug 2015
PMID: 26066960
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Abstract
Objectives. We examined the association between the size and growth of Latino populations and hospitals' uncompensated care in California.
Methods. Our sample consisted of general acute care hospitals in California operating during 2000 and 2010 (n = 251). We merged California hospital data with US Census data for each hospital service area. We used spatial analysis, multivariate regression, and fixed-effect models.
Results. We found a significant association between the growth of California's Latino population and hospitals' uncompensated care in the unadjusted regression. This association was still significant after we controlled for hospital and community population characteristics. After we added market characteristics into the final model, this relationship became nonsignificant.
Conclusions. Our findings suggest that systematic support is needed in areas with rapid Latino population growth to control hospitals' uncompensated care, especially if Latinos are excluded from or do not respond to the insurance options made available through the Affordable Care Act. Improving availability of resources for hospitals and providers in areas with high Latino population growth could help alleviate financial pressures.
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- Title
- Latino Population Growth and Hospital Uncompensated Care in California
- Creators
- Jie Chen - University of Maryland, BaltimoreMatthew J. O'Brien - Northwestern Univ, Div Gen Internal Med & Geriatr, Feinberg Sch Med, Chicago, IL 60611 USAJeremy Mennis - Temple UniversityVictor A. Alos - Puentes de Salud Health and Wellness CenterDavid T. Grande - University of PennsylvaniaDylan H. Roby - University of California at Los AngelesAlexander N. Ortega - University of California at Los Angeles
- Publication Details
- American journal of public health (1971), v 105(8), pp 1710-1717
- Publisher
- Amer Public Health Assoc Inc
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- K23 DK095981 / National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) P50HL105188 / NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI) K23DK095981 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) P50 HL105188 / National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000362950400061
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84937569879
- Other Identifier
- 991019296580104721
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