Open AccessInsurance Barriers, Gendering, and Access: Interviews with Central North Carolinian Women About Their Health Care Experiences
Author(s) -
Lena Jp Cardoso,
Anna GassmanPines,
Nathan A. Boucher
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the permanente journal/permanente journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.445
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1552-5775
pISSN - 1552-5767
DOI - 10.7812/tpp/20.176
Subject(s) - medicine , health care , nursing , family medicine , economic growth , economics
Women face unique logistical and financial barriers to health care access. They also have higher health care expenditures and higher rates of morbidity. Women's experiences while utilizing health care are historically less well researched and warrant exploration.