MPC Member Publications

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Title: Health Insurance Ad Messages Targeted to English- and Spanish-Speaking Populations in a Period of Limited Federal Investment in Marketplace Outreach

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2022

ISSN: 1552-6801

DOI: 10.1177/10775587221101295

PMID: 35708017

Abstract: Federal funding cuts to enrollment outreach and marketing of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace options in 2017 has raised questions about the adequacy of the information the public has received, especially among populations vulnerable to uninsurance. Using health insurance ads aired from January 1, 2018, through December 21, 2018, we conducted a content analysis focused on (a) the messaging differences by ad language (English vs. Spanish) and (b) the messaging appeals used by nonfederally sponsored health insurance ads in 2018. The results reveal that privately sponsored ads focused on benefit appeals (e.g., prescription drugs), while publicly sponsored ads emphasized financial assistance subsidies. Few ads, regardless of language, referenced the ACA explicitly and privately sponsored Spanish-language ads emphasized benefits (e.g., choice of doctor) over enrollment-relevant details. This study emphasizes that private-sponsored television marketing may not provide specific and actionable health insurance information to the public, especially for the Spanish-speaking populations.

Url: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35708017/

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Authors: Pando, Cynthia; Tait, Margaret Ellen; McGuire, Cydney M.; Perez-Sanz, Sarah; Baum, Laura; Fowler, Erika Franklin; Gollust, Sarah E.

Periodical (Full): Medical care research and review : MCRR

Issue: 6

Volume: 79

Pages: 798-810

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