1 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health Organization Access to Health Care in the United States-Mexico Border Region U.S-Mexico.

1 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health Organization Access to Health Care in the United States-Mexico Border Region U.S-Mexico Border Diagnostic of Health Care Services Summary Guillermo Mendoza, M.D., M.P.H. El Paso, Texas October 14, 2004

2 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health Organization Diagnostic of Health Care Services Demographics Health Care Coverage Human Resources Facilities Financial Resources www.fep.paho.org/publications

3 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health Organization Local border counties are characterized by immigration of young adults impacting the demand of both public and individual health services Mexico Demographics

4 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health Organization Mexico Demographics

5 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health Organization Mxico Cobertura por la Seguridad Social Fuente: XII Censo General de Poblacin y Vivienda. 2000

6 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health Organization Mxico Cobertura de Servicios Con No Especificado Sin

7 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health Organization MEXICO RECURSOS FINANCIEROS

8 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health Organization MEXICO RECURSOS FINANCIEROS

9 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health Organization Mxico Recursos Fsicos y Humanos

10 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health Organization Recursos Fsicos y Humanos de las Comunidades Fronterizas

11 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health Organization The population of border communities is predominantly Hispanic. While Hispanics represent 12.5% of the nations population and 31.9% of Border States population, in border counties 47.8% of the population is Hispanic. Demographics

12 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health Organization United States. Demographics

13 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health Organization United States Demographics.

14 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health Organization The population of border counties is predominantly urban. In fact, 83% of the population of border counties lives in the counties of San Diego, Pima, El Paso, Hidalgo and Cameron. United States Demographics.

15 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health Organization Rural border counties are characterized by migration of youth. United States Demographics.

16 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health Organization United States Demographics

17 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health Organization In the year 2000, 14.6% of the U.S. population lacked any type of health insurance, compared to 19.6% of the Border States population. An average of 28.5% of the population of border counties lacked health insurance during the same year (double than the nations figures). United States Health Coverage

18 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health Organization United States Healthcare Coverage by Type of Insurance

19 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health Organization United States Healthcare Coverage by Type of Insurance Sister Cities, Healthcare Coverage by Government Insurance 2000-2001

20 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health Organization Hispanics are the largest ethnic group with out any type of health insurance. Nationwide, in the year 2000, 35% of Hispanics less than 65 years old had no medical insurance compared to 12% in White non-Hispanic. United States Healthcare Coverage

21 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health Organization United States Healthcare Coverage

22 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health Organization Also, Hispanics are the ethnic group with the smallest health coverage through health insurance provided by employers (44% vs. 74% in White non-Hispanic) United States Healthcare Coverage

25 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health Organization Border States and border counties had 20% less health and social assistance employees per thousand people than the national average (40.8 and 39.1 per thousand inhabitants vs. 50.1 employees per one thousand inhabitants). United States Human Resources

26 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health Organization United States Human Resources EMPLOYEES IN HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE. 2000. United States Four States 25 counties in border with Mexico Texas New Mexico California Arizona Per Thousand Inhabitants Source

27 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health Organization Texas and New Mexico border counties have less health workers than the national and state average. In fact, Texas border counties have almost half of the nationals average for physicians per one thousand inhabitants; half of the nationals average for registered nurses; and less than half of the nationals average for dentists. United States Human Resources

28 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health Organization United States Human Resources

29 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health Organization In 1999, only 3.1% of U.S. physicians were Hispanic. In Border States, although Hispanic population almost tripled national figures, only 4.4% of physicians were Hispanic. United States Human Resources

30 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health Organization United States Human Resources

31 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health Organization In 2000, the average salary for health and social assistance workers in the United States was $30,579. In the Border States the average salary was $31,261; while for the border counties the average salary was $27,429 (10% less than the national average). In Texas border counties the average salary was 22,241 (27% less than the national average and 29% less than the Border States average). United States Human Resources Source: http://censtats.census.gov

32 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health Organization United States Human and Financial Resources

33 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health Organization United States Financial Resources Source: http://www.census.gov/prod/3/98/98pubs/98stabtabhttp://www.census.gov/prod/3/98/98pubs/98stabtab

34 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health Organization United States Financial Resource Medicare and Medicaid Financing, 2000

35 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health Organization UNITED STATES FINANCIAL RESOURCES

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