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State medicaid expansion, community interventions, and health care disparities in a united states-mexico border community

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  • Langellier, B.A.
  • De Zapien, J.G.
  • Rosales, C.
  • Ingram, M.
  • Carvajal, S.C.

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Objectives. We investigated whether access to and use of health care services increased among residents of a low-income, predominantly Mexican American border community affected by the expansion of Arizona's Medicaid program in 2001 and multiple community-level programs and policies. Methods. We used data from a probability sample of 1623 adult residents of Douglas, Arizona, who participated in cross-sectional health surveys in 1998 and 2010. Response rates were 83% and 86%, respectively. Results. In 2010, participants were more likely to have a usual source of care, to have visited a provider in the previous year, and to have been screened for diabetes and hypertension and less likely to have delayed needed care or to have seen a regular provider in Mexico (P

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  • Langellier, B.A. & De Zapien, J.G. & Rosales, C. & Ingram, M. & Carvajal, S.C., 2014. "State medicaid expansion, community interventions, and health care disparities in a united states-mexico border community," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 104(8), pages 94-100.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2014.302013_2
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302013
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    1. David Orta, 2021. "“Mexicans Built This Neighborhood!” Gentrification, Organizations, and the Role of Place-Based Identity in Latinx Chicago," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 10(8), pages 1-16, August.

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