Study: 3 low-income barriers to health care

A recently published study in the journal Annals of Family Medicine found that even low-income families who have health insurance are having problems getting care as well as paying for it.

The study was designed to identify barriers low-income parents face when accessing health care for their children and how insurance status affects their reporting of these barriers. Researchers found three major barriers: lack of insurance coverage, poor access to services and unaffordable costs. Even families with health insurance had trouble affording the co-pays as well as needed medications. Families with public health insurance had trouble getting access to a health care provider.

When they did gain access, they reported feeling unwelcome and having to travel long distances to get to these providers. Those without any insurance struggled to obtain publicly-financed or any affordable insurance.

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