The Errors in Reporting Medicare Coverage: A Comparison of Survey Data and Administrative Records.

We examine survey reporting of Medicare coverage of the older population by evaluating discordance between survey responses and administrative records. We link data from the 2014 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC) and 2014 Medicare Enrollment Database to evaluate the extent to which individuals misreport Medicare coverage in the CPS ASEC. Using regression analyses, we assess factors associated with misreporting.

Indian Health Service Coverage among American Indians and Alaska Natives in Federal Tribal Areas.

Compared with other racial/ethnic groups, American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIANs) have higher uninsured rates and worse health outcomes. Using data from the 2010-2014 American Community Survey, we employ logistic regression techniques to assess the characteristics associated with Indian Health Service (IHS) coverage among working-age AIANs who have health insurance or are uninsured. Across all insurance categories, geographic residence is a factor in IHS coverage.

Data sources for identifying low-income, uninsured populations: application to public health-National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program.

Objective: To provide information on the sources of data for estimating low-income, uninsured populations. To recommend uses of these data sources. To demonstrate the application of these data sources in the public health field, using the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program as an example.

Cervical cancer screening of underserved women in the United States: results from the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, 1997-2012.

Objective: The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) provides breast and cervical cancer screens to low-income, uninsured, and underinsured women. We describe the number and proportion of women eligible for cervical cancer screening services and the proportion of eligible women screened over the period 1997-2012.

Methods: Low-income, uninsured, and underinsured women aged 18-64 years who have not had a hysterectomy are eligible for cervical cancer screening through the NBCCEDP.

Uninsurance and its correlates among poor adults with disabilities.

States must offer Medicaid coverage to low-income adults with disabilities; however, they have discretion in the design of eligibility criteria and enrollment processes. Using the American Community Survey, we examined the health insurance status of adults enrolled in the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability program including (1) the national rate of health insurance coverage; (2) state rates of uninsurance and Medicaid; and (3) the correlates of uninsurance. Uninsurance and Medicaid rates varied across states from 1% to 12% and from 63% to 91%, respectively.