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Alternative Title:
AIDS Behav
Personal Author:
Cooley, Laura A. ; Hoots, Brooke ; Wejnert, Cyprian ; Lewis, Rashunda ; Paz-Bailey, Gabriela
Cooley, Laura A. ; Hoots, Brooke ; Wejnert, Cyprian ; Lewis, Rashunda ; Paz-Bailey, Gabriela Less -
Corporate Authors:
NHBS Study Group
Description:
Recent policy changes have improved the ability of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) to secure health insurance. We wanted to assess changes over time in self-reported health insurance status among MSM participating in CDC's National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS) in 2008, 2011, and 2014. We analyzed NHBS data from sexually active MSM interviewed at venues in 20 U.S. cities. To determine if interview year was associated with health insurance status, we used a Poisson model with robust standard errors. Among included MSM, the overall percentage of MSM with health insurance rose 16 % from 2008 (68 %) to 2014 (79 %) (p value for trend < 0.001). The change in coverage over time was greatest in key demographic segments with lower health insurance coverage all three interview years, by age, education, and income. Corresponding with recent policy changes, health insurance improved among MSM participating in NHBS, with greater improvements in historically underinsured demographic segments. Despite these increases, improved coverage is still needed. Improved access to health insurance could lead to a reduction in health disparities among MSM over time.
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Adolescent Adult Article Cities Health Disparities Health Insurance Health Policy Health Status Disparities Health Surveys HIV Infections Homosexuality, Male Humans Insurance, Health Insurance Coverage Male Men Who Have Sex With Men Risk-Taking
Source:
AIDS Behav. 21(3):615-618.
Pubmed ID:
27771817
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC5826636
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
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CDC Public Access
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urn:sha256:aa0ba5465cdeb7e23e0720cf251632ddaafe4d6a90def395f4a441fd4a1dd837
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/52137/cdc_52137_DS1.pdf
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