Alexa B D'Angelo, Fatima Zohra, Drew A Westmoreland, Christian Grov
{"title":"Changes in Health Insurance During COVID-19 Among a U.S. National Cohort of Cisgender Gay and Bisexual Men and Transgender Individuals.","authors":"Alexa B D'Angelo, Fatima Zohra, Drew A Westmoreland, Christian Grov","doi":"10.1891/lgbtq-2022-0001","DOIUrl":"10.1891/lgbtq-2022-0001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The extant data suggest that LGBT communities were disproportionately impacted by the economic ramifications of the pandemic and were more likely to report being uninsured throughout the first two years of the pandemic. Additionally, these groups are at heightened vulnerability for several health conditions that require insurance to manage or prevent. Thus, there is a need to assess changes in pandemic-era insurance coverage among these populations. This study uses data collected as part of the <i>Together 5,000</i> study, a U.S. national, internet-based cohort study of cisgender men, trans men, and trans women who have sex with men. We analyze insurance data across three different assessments between 2019 and 2021, exploring changes in insurance coverage and type. Among our sample, 6.4% lost their insurance in 2020 because of the pandemic. Insurance loss was associated with living in a state that had not expanded Medicaid, race/ethnicity, employment status, and income. Among those who lost their insurance in early 2020, most (59.2%) reported gaining insurance by 2021, with those living in non-expanded states less likely to gain insurance. Finally, those who were uninsured prior to the pandemic were less likely to report gaining insurance by 2021, when compared to those uninsured as a result of the pandemic. This suggests that there are uninsured cisgender gay and bisexual men and transgender individuals that continue to go unreached by policies to assuage uninsurance. Further policy intervention is needed to address uninsurance among LGBT individuals, which has important implications for addressing health disparities among these populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":72223,"journal":{"name":"Annals of LGBTQ public and population health","volume":" ","pages":"232-250"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10720735/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45589527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marybec Griffin, J. Jaiswal, C. LoSchiavo, K. Dunlap, R. Martino, Camilla Comer-Carruthers, Kristen D. Krause, Christopher B. Stults, P. Halkitis
{"title":"Interruption of Biomedical Interventions Among LGBTQ Individuals in the United States at the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic","authors":"Marybec Griffin, J. Jaiswal, C. LoSchiavo, K. Dunlap, R. Martino, Camilla Comer-Carruthers, Kristen D. Krause, Christopher B. Stults, P. Halkitis","doi":"10.1891/lgbtq-2022-0030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1891/lgbtq-2022-0030","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72223,"journal":{"name":"Annals of LGBTQ public and population health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41477149","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"“It Depends on the Day”: Trans and Nonbinary Individuals’ Descriptions of Changes in Gender Dysphoria","authors":"Lex Pulice-Farrow, Derek P. Siegel, M. P. Galupo","doi":"10.1891/lgbtq-2020-0061","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1891/lgbtq-2020-0061","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72223,"journal":{"name":"Annals of LGBTQ public and population health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45072366","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Gay Community Attachment and Psychological Distress Among Same-Sex Attracted Young Men","authors":"Jiyoung Song, J. Bauermeister, S. Meanley","doi":"10.1891/lgbtq-2021-0003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1891/lgbtq-2021-0003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72223,"journal":{"name":"Annals of LGBTQ public and population health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41600427","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Robert W. S. Coulter, Natalie Sumetsky, L. Marsh, Beth L. Hoffman, J. Burke, M. Friedman, S. Mitchell, C.ésar Escobar-Viera, J. Egan, C. Mair
{"title":"How Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Mental Health Inequities for Sexual and Gender Minority Adults?","authors":"Robert W. S. Coulter, Natalie Sumetsky, L. Marsh, Beth L. Hoffman, J. Burke, M. Friedman, S. Mitchell, C.ésar Escobar-Viera, J. Egan, C. Mair","doi":"10.1891/lgbtq-2021-0043","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1891/lgbtq-2021-0043","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72223,"journal":{"name":"Annals of LGBTQ public and population health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42115730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
David G. Zelaya, R. Rosales, James J. García, C. Kahler, C. DeBlaere
{"title":"Psychometric Evaluation of the Bidimensional Acculturation Scale with a Sample of Latinx Sexual Minority Men","authors":"David G. Zelaya, R. Rosales, James J. García, C. Kahler, C. DeBlaere","doi":"10.1891/lgbtq-2022-0007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1891/lgbtq-2022-0007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72223,"journal":{"name":"Annals of LGBTQ public and population health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48445988","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Julia N. Soulakova, L. Crockett, Mary Schmidt-Owens, E. Schrimshaw
{"title":"Pandemic-Related Stress Among U.S. College Students: Disparities by Gender Identity, Race/Ethnicity, and Sexual Orientation","authors":"Julia N. Soulakova, L. Crockett, Mary Schmidt-Owens, E. Schrimshaw","doi":"10.1891/lgbtq-2021-0044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1891/lgbtq-2021-0044","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72223,"journal":{"name":"Annals of LGBTQ public and population health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48182018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kelly W. Gagnon, L. Bifulco, Robert W. S. Coulter, N. Patel, Daniel J Bryant, A. J. Damian, M. Haddad
{"title":"Relationship Between Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Disparities Among Federally Qualified Health Center Adult Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study","authors":"Kelly W. Gagnon, L. Bifulco, Robert W. S. Coulter, N. Patel, Daniel J Bryant, A. J. Damian, M. Haddad","doi":"10.1891/lgbtq-2022-0002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1891/lgbtq-2022-0002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72223,"journal":{"name":"Annals of LGBTQ public and population health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46987408","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
O. Ferlatte, Emmanuelle Gareau, Aaron J. Poirier, T. Salway, Jeffrey Morgan, Maxim Gaudette, R. Knight, N. Lachowsky
{"title":"Workplace Discrimination as a Social Determinant of Health Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men","authors":"O. Ferlatte, Emmanuelle Gareau, Aaron J. Poirier, T. Salway, Jeffrey Morgan, Maxim Gaudette, R. Knight, N. Lachowsky","doi":"10.1891/lgbtq-2021-0052","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1891/lgbtq-2021-0052","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72223,"journal":{"name":"Annals of LGBTQ public and population health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42317384","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stephanie L. Creasy, Mary E Hawk, M. Friedman, C. Mair, J. McNaboe, J. Egan
{"title":"Previously Incarcerated Transgender Women in Southwestern Pennsylvania: A Mixed Methods Study on Experiences, Needs, and Resiliencies","authors":"Stephanie L. Creasy, Mary E Hawk, M. Friedman, C. Mair, J. McNaboe, J. Egan","doi":"10.1891/lgbtq-2021-0045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1891/lgbtq-2021-0045","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72223,"journal":{"name":"Annals of LGBTQ public and population health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45882925","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}