Health Coverage & the Uninsured: Access to Care

Sort Documents by:

Document Type:

Date Range:

Uninsured Moderate-Income Children: The Impact of Parent Employment on Access to Employer Coverage
As policy makers continue to debate how to decrease the number of uninsured children, the question of how to best reach uninsured children from 200-299% of the federal poverty level is becoming increasingly important. A new brief focuses on moderate-income families and examines how family income and the types of jobs that parents have differs depending on whether the child is uninsured or privately insured.

New Study Shows Uninsured Receive Less Care and Experience Worse Outcomes
A new study commissioned by the Kaiser Family Foundation and authored by Dr. Jack Hadley of The Urban Institute and featured in the March 14, 2007, Journal of the American Medical Association theme issue on Access to Care documents that people who are uninsured receive less care and have worse outcomes following an accident or the onset of a new chronic condition than those with insurance.

Recent Documents: (270 results)

Pages 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 >>

Health Centers: An Overview and Analysis of Their Experiences With Private Health Insurance -- February 2008

This policy brief provides an overview of health centers, with a special focus on the relationship between health centers and private health insurance.

HPV Vaccine: Implementation and Financing Policy -- February 2008
This fact sheet on the HPV vaccine provides background information and highlights key issues related to implementation and financing policy.

Uninsured Moderate-Income Children: The Impact of Parent Employment on Access to Employer Coverage -- January 2008

This brief focuses on moderate-income families and examines how family income and the types of jobs that parents have differs depending on whether the child is uninsured or privately insured.

How Trends in the Health Care System Affect Low-Income Adults: Identifying Access Problems and Financial Burdens -- December 2007

This brief highlights findings from the Kaiser Low-Income Coverage and Access Survey on the current role that insurance plays in facilitating access to care for low-income adults and in protecting against financial burdens.

Women's Health Insurance Coverage Fact Sheet -- December 2007
This updated fact sheet discusses the predominant forms of health insurance coverage for women ages 18 to 64, including coverage rates, benefits, recent coverage trends, and issues related to uninsured women.

Health Insurance Coverage of Women Ages 18 to 64, by State, 2005-2006 -- December 2007
This fact sheet provides state-by-state data on the uninsured rate, as well as rates of private insurance coverage and Medicaid coverage, among women nationally, in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Change in Percentage of Families Offered Coverage at Work, 1998-2005 -- July 2007
This Kaiser Family Foundation paper analyzes data from the National Health Interview Survey to assess changes in the percentage of families with workers who are offered health insurance through an employer, broken out by family income.

Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Care for Low-Income Non-Citizen Adults -- June 2007

This brief analyzes heath insurance coverage and access for low-income non-citizen adults and discusses provider insights into the obstacles this population faces in obtaining coverage and receiving care.

Giving Voice to the People of New Orleans: The Kaiser Post-Katrina Baseline Survey -- May 2007

The Kaiser Family Foundation has released its new house-to-house survey of people living in the New Orleans area examining the ongoing struggles of residents seeking to recover from the Hurricane Katrina disaster. The survey provides a portrait of the enormous needs of the population in order to inform recovery efforts and policy debate in Washington.

The Health Status of African American Men in the United States -- April 2007
This fact sheet provides an overview of the health of African American men, including mortality rates, health status, insurance coverage and access to care.

This policy brief provides an overview of health centers, with a special focus on the relationship between health centers and private health insurance.

This fact sheet on the HPV vaccine provides background information and highlights key issues related to implementation and financing policy.

This brief focuses on moderate-income families and examines how family income and the types of jobs that parents have differs depending on whether the child is uninsured or privately insured.

This brief highlights findings from the Kaiser Low-Income Coverage and Access Survey on the current role that insurance plays in facilitating access to care for low-income adults and in protecting against financial burdens.

This updated fact sheet discusses the predominant forms of health insurance coverage for women ages 18 to 64, including coverage rates, benefits, recent coverage trends, and issues related to uninsured women.

This fact sheet provides state-by-state data on the uninsured rate, as well as rates of private insurance coverage and Medicaid coverage, among women nationally, in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

This Kaiser Family Foundation paper analyzes data from the National Health Interview Survey to assess changes in the percentage of families with workers who are offered health insurance through an employer, broken out by family income.

This brief analyzes heath insurance coverage and access for low-income non-citizen adults and discusses provider insights into the obstacles this population faces in obtaining coverage and receiving care.

The Kaiser Family Foundation has released its new house-to-house survey of people living in the New Orleans area examining the ongoing struggles of residents seeking to recover from the Hurricane Katrina disaster. The survey provides a portrait of the enormous needs of the population in order to inform recovery efforts and policy debate in Washington.

This fact sheet provides an overview of the health of African American men, including mortality rates, health status, insurance coverage and access to care.

View all items >

Pages 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 >>

Health Coverage & the Uninsured: Access to Care

Health insurance affects access to health care as well as the financial well-being of families. Nearly half (47%) of nonelderly uninsured adults have no regular source of health care, and coupled with a fear of high medical bills, many delay or forgo needed care. In 2002, over 40% of uninsured adults postponed seeking medical care, and 28% say they needed but did not get medical care in the past year.