Health Care Coverage Varies Widely Among Asian American and Pacific Islander Children

Los Angeles - A key sampling of California employers say providing health care for all children is the right thing to do and business leaders want to be a part of the solution, according to a report released today by The California Endowment. Increased premiums, in some cases double-digit increases, are squeezing employers and driving up the number of uninsured workers and their dependents nationwide.

"The relatively high rate of employment-based insurance coverage among Asian American and Pacific Islander children overall masks a considerable variation in coverage across AAPI ethnic groups," said Karin Wang, executive vice president of APALC. "Access to affordable coverage is essential for children be healthy and to succeed in school and in life"

For example, despite their low rate of employment-based insurance coverage, Vietnamese children have a high rate of coverage through public insurance programs, such as Medi-Cal and Healthy Families. However, Korean children, who also have a very low rate of employment-based insurance coverage, have half the rate of public coverage enrollment and, consequently twice the rate of un-insurance, Wang said. ...

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