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Health Insurance Coverage

Health Insurance Coverage The latest estimates of health insurance coverage for the US population, based on data from the January through March 2006 National Health Interview Survey, indicate that 42.4 million individuals of all ages (14.5%) are uninsured, 53.4 million (18.2%) have been uninsured for at least part of the past year, and 29.5 million (10.1%) have been uninsured for more than a year (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/insur200609.pdf). For children and adolescents younger than 18 years, 9.3% were uninsured in the first 3 months of 2006. In addition, the survey found that almost 58% of currently unemployed adults and more than 22% of employed adults aged 18 to 64 years had been uninsured for at least part of the past year. More than 36% of currently unemployed adults and more than 13% of employed adults had been uninsured for more than a year. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

Health Insurance Coverage

JAMA , Volume 296 (20) – Nov 22, 2006

Health Insurance Coverage

Abstract

The latest estimates of health insurance coverage for the US population, based on data from the January through March 2006 National Health Interview Survey, indicate that 42.4 million individuals of all ages (14.5%) are uninsured, 53.4 million (18.2%) have been uninsured for at least part of the past year, and 29.5 million (10.1%) have been uninsured for more than a year (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/insur200609.pdf). For children and adolescents younger than 18 years, 9.3%...
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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 2006 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
ISSN
0098-7484
eISSN
1538-3598
DOI
10.1001/jama.296.20.2429-d
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Abstract

The latest estimates of health insurance coverage for the US population, based on data from the January through March 2006 National Health Interview Survey, indicate that 42.4 million individuals of all ages (14.5%) are uninsured, 53.4 million (18.2%) have been uninsured for at least part of the past year, and 29.5 million (10.1%) have been uninsured for more than a year (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/insur200609.pdf). For children and adolescents younger than 18 years, 9.3% were uninsured in the first 3 months of 2006. In addition, the survey found that almost 58% of currently unemployed adults and more than 22% of employed adults aged 18 to 64 years had been uninsured for at least part of the past year. More than 36% of currently unemployed adults and more than 13% of employed adults had been uninsured for more than a year.

Journal

JAMAAmerican Medical Association

Published: Nov 22, 2006

Keywords: medical insurance coverage

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