HEALTHCARE

Uninsured Hispanic Women Living In Miami Dade Access to Healthcare

Abstract

In this study we try to explore the concept of Uninsured Hispanic Women in context of healthcare access. The main focus of the research is on health insurance in Hispanic women living in Miami Dade and its relation with healthcare access. The research also analyzes many aspects of healthcare benefits available for insured person in the same county and tries to gauge its effect on healthcare access. Finally the research describes various factors which are responsible for healthcare disparities among minority groups and tries to describe the overall effect of healthcare insurance on healthcare access.

Uninsured Hispanic Women Living In Miami Dade Access to Healthcare

Introduction

It is well established that Hispanic women face many barriers to health care such as lower incomes, lower education, and lack of health insurance. Other culturally related barriers such as unfamiliarity with navigating the U.S. medical system and limited use of the English language not only affect obtaining care, but also influence medical adherence. Given that adherence to medical treatment and screening guidelines is central to maintaining health, it is vital to identify and understand its barriers. Health locus of control (HLC) is a theoretical framework frequently employed to examine health beliefs and behaviors. It proposes that individuals engage in different health behaviors depending on their beliefs of whether internal or external forces control their health. The powerful others health locus of control (PHLC) is a dimension of HLC that measures the extent to which other people control one's health. A component of the PHLC dimension is health care provider (HCP) control expectations. This measures the extent to which individuals believe that their HCPs have control over their health. Research suggests that HCP control expectations and adherence are positively associated. For example, HIV patients who were adherent with their treatment regimens scored higher on the HCP control expectation items than non-adherent patients. We also know that HCPs' recommendations positively influence Hispanic patients' breast cancer screening rates and that patients' perceptions of their HCPs predict their satisfaction with care and their adherence to HCP recommendations. While the link between HCP control expectations and adherence to medical treatment and screening guidelines has been established, we know very little about the psychosocial factors that predict HCP control expectations. This paper in connection to the Hispanic American Women will investigate how sufficient uninsured Hispanic women living in Miami Dade have access to healthcare in the county?

Aims of the Study

The aim of this study is to addresses the problem of uninsured Hispanic women within a process improvement context of healthcare.

Research Question

This research paper in connection to the subject of the study will attempt to answer the following research questions:

What is the current health status of women living in Miami Dade?

To what extent Hispanic women have access to Healthcare in the county?

To what extent the uninsured Hispanic women have access to the healthcare facilities?

What are the impacts of health insurance on Hispanic women and to what extent it affects their lifestyle?

How access to ...