Health insurance and primary care access for taxi/FHV drivers in New York City: Trends from 2015-2018 Journal Article
| Authors: | Mirpuri, S.; Weng Liu, J.; Narang, B.; Gany, F. |
| Article Title: | Health insurance and primary care access for taxi/FHV drivers in New York City: Trends from 2015-2018 |
| Abstract: | There are hundreds of thousands of metropolitan United States taxi and for-hire vehicle (FHV) drivers who lack health insurance and have limited access to primary care. The Affordable Care Act provided increased opportunities for insurance coverage. The current study used a 1,864 person 2015– 2018 NYC taxi/FHV driver dataset, which included health insurance coverage and primary care access information. The data revealed an increase in insurance coverage and primary care uptake across the four years, from 40% to 63% and 52% to 60%, respectively. Drivers’ age, region of birth, and hours driving per week predicted insurance coverage, and drivers’ age, region of birth, hours driving per week, and insurance status predicted primary care coverage. Recommendations for addressing the pervasive low rates of insurance and primary care coverage among this understudied marginalized population are presented. © Meharry Medical College. |
| Keywords: | adult; major clinical study; health insurance; new york; primary medical care; primary care; men; disparities; minority; affordable care act; human; male; female; article; hecare |
| Journal Title: | Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved |
| Volume: | 33 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| ISSN: | 1049-2089 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Date Published: | 2022-08-01 |
| Start Page: | 1650 |
| End Page: | 1662 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1353/hpu.2022.0090 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PUBMED: | 36245186 |
| PMCID: | PMC10191218 |
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| Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 3 October 2022 -- Source: Scopus |
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