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The Struggle for Health in the Insurance Gap: A Cultural Model of Treatment Seeking among the Working Poor in Tupelo, MS

America’s poor face many obstacles including health disparities and limited access to affordable primary healthcare services. This study focuses on treatment seeking and knowledge of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act among the working poor in Tupelo, Mississippi, where research was conducted in 2014. The working poor cannot afford medical insurance even with government subsidies but earn too much money to qualify for Medicaid, leaving them with few options. Strategies to manage acute and chronic illnesses include frequenting organizations that attempt to fill the gaps in healthcare. This thesis presents a cultural model of health-seeking among the working poor as they attempt to navigate the changing healthcare marketplace. Research indicates that the working poor are largely uninformed and unable to utilize ObamaCare and are still relying on safety net providers.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:MSSTATE/oai:scholarsjunction.msstate.edu:td-5667
Date09 May 2015
CreatorsMcNeece, Avery N
PublisherScholars Junction
Source SetsMississippi State University
Detected LanguageEnglish
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SourceTheses and Dissertations

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