The Aftermath of Welfare Reform : Health, Health Insurance, and Access to Care Among Families Leaving TANF in Oregon  

Oleh:

Seccombe, Karen ; Albo, Christina ; Gordon, Cathy ; Hartley, Heather ; Hoffman, Kim ; Lockwood, Richard ; Marchand, Gwen C. ; Newsom, Jason ; Pope, Clyde ; Zaback, Tosha

Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine
Dalam koleksi: Journal of Family Issues vol. 28 no. 2 (Feb. 2007), page 151-181.
Topik: Health; access to health care; poverty; temporary assistance to needy families; welfare; welfare reform
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This research reports the initial findings of a statewide study that looks at health, insurance, and access to health care among families leaving Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) for work. Most national and state - level evaluation projects focus primarily on the employment characteristics of TANF leavers and pay little or no attention to health and access to health care. The quantitative data are from a sample of 637 adults in Oregon leaving TANF for work, and they are personalized by qualitative data from a subsample of 90 respondents. Our findings reveal significant barriers to accessing the health care system, even at a time when Medicaid enrollment is considered automatic, in a state with a relatively generous expanded Medicaid program.

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