Health Insurance Continuity and Health Care Access and Utilization, 2014.

نویسندگان

  • Maria A Villarroel
  • Robin A Cohen
چکیده

KEY FINDINGS Data from the National Health Interview Survey •During 2014, 78.1% of adults aged 18-64 were insured at the time of interview and had been insured for more than a year. •About 6.4% of adults were insured at the time of interview but had a period of no insurance in the past year. •About 12.3% of adults were uninsured at the time of interview and had been uninsured for more than a year, and 3.2% were uninsured at the time of interview but had a period of insurance coverage in the past year. •Those insured at the time of interview and insured for more than a year were more likely than those with any period of no insurance to have a usual place of care, visited a health care provider, received a flu vaccine, and were less likely to have had an unmet medical need due to cost.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • NCHS data brief

دوره 249  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016