Cost-Related Delayed or Forgone Care and Emergency Department Visits Among Latino Adults
In this cross-sectional study including Latino US adults, cost-related delays and forgone care were associated with increased ED use, underscoring the need for policies that reduce financial barriers to timely health care.
Authors
- Esmeralda Melgoza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9202-4939)
- Derek Falk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5929-8874)
- J. Scott Newberry
- Arturo Vargas Bustamante
Institutions
- The University of Texas at Arlington (US)
- UCLA Health (US)
- Los Angeles Trade Technical College (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2026-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.0237
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00