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
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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
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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
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4 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health
Organization Mexico Demographics
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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
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6 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health
Organization Mxico Cobertura de Servicios Con No Especificado
Sin
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7 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health
Organization MEXICO RECURSOS FINANCIEROS
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8 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health
Organization MEXICO RECURSOS FINANCIEROS
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9 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health
Organization Mxico Recursos Fsicos y Humanos
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10 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health
Organization Recursos Fsicos y Humanos de las Comunidades
Fronterizas
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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
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12 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health
Organization United States. Demographics
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13 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health
Organization United States Demographics.
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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.
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15 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health
Organization Rural border counties are characterized by migration
of youth. United States Demographics.
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16 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health
Organization United States Demographics
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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
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18 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health
Organization United States Healthcare Coverage by Type of
Insurance
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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
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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
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21 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health
Organization United States Healthcare Coverage
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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
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23 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health
Organization United States Healthcare Coverage
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24 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health
Organization United States Healthcare Coverage
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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
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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
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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
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28 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health
Organization United States Human Resources
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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
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30 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health
Organization United States Human Resources
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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
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32 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health
Organization United States Human and Financial Resources
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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
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34 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health
Organization United States Financial Resource Medicare and Medicaid
Financing, 2000
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35 United States/Mexico Border Field Office Pan American Health
Organization UNITED STATES FINANCIAL RESOURCES