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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
Jane Holl, MD, MPH, Institute for Health Services Research and Policy Studies, and Children's Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University, 339 East Chicago Ave., Room 713, Chicago, IL 60611, 312-503-2937, j-holl@northwestern.edu and Amy Bush Stevens, MSW, MPH, Institute for Health Services Research and Policy Studies, and Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, 2040 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208.
Objectives: This study assesses the relationship between the goals of welfare reform and health insurance coverage for parents making the transition from welfare to work.
Methods: We conducted a descriptive and multivariate analysis of cross-sectional survey data, collected in 1999-2000, for a stratified random sample of Illinois families who were receiving welfare in late 1998 (n=1,362).
Results: 72.8% of parents had Medicaid, 18.5% were uninsured, and 28% experienced a gap in coverage during the preceding year. Receiving welfare was protective against being uninsured and having a gap in coverage, while working and being married were associated with gaps in coverage.
Conclusions: Current welfare reform goals of work, reduction of dependence on welfare, and marriage are incongruent with current health insurance coverage options for these parents.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to
Keywords: Health Insurance, Welfare Reform
Related Web page: www.northwestern.edu/IPR/research/IFS.html
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.