Summary
On behalf of the Universal Coverage for California’s Children Coalition, Kaiser Permanente Cares for Kids (KPCK) asked the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research to study the attitudes, perceptions, and opinions of Californians with incomes between 200% – 275% of the federal poverty level about the value of health insurance for their children. Focus groups (FGs) were conducted with Latino and non-Latino white (white) adults living in Los Angeles who were married, with at least one parent working full- time for the year, and who were fluent in English. These populations were selected because they are the most likely to have uninsured children. KPCK staff and the Center collaborated on planning the design of the study. Recruitment was telephone-based and conducted by an outside market research firm. The FG analysis was transcription-based, with assistant moderator notes and post-FG debriefing transcriptions used for verification. The data was axial coded for themes, which were tested for internal reliability. Discussion, recommendations, and conclusions are presented.
