The U.S. Census Bureau will release its annual update on health insurance coverage and the number of uninsured Americans on August 28, 2007. The Foundation produces a wide range of reports and analysis on health insurance coverage.
Below are links to some of our key resources on health insurance coverage and the uninsured:
An issue brief compares the total number of uninsured from three major national surveys, demonstrating that these estimates are actually more consistent than what is often perceived. In addition, the analysis shows that who the uninsured are does not vary much across national surveys.
An issue brief examines why the number of uninsured continued to increase in 2005.
A fact sheet describing the characteristics of the uninsured population, the difference health insurance makes, and why there is a large uninsured population.
A fact sheet summary of key findings from studies examining trends in health coverage and federal spending on the health care safety net.
A primer reviewing the basic profile of the uninsured population, how they receive care, and what the options are for increasing coverage.
An issue brief and tutorial on counting the uninsured and understanding the various estimates of health insurance coverage and the uninsured population.
A 2006 survey of employers providing a detailed look at trends in employer-based health coverage, including changes in premiums, employee contributions, cost sharing policies and other relevant information.
A study published in JAMA 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.
A brief analyzes health coverage data and determines that 25% of the nation's uninsured population is eligible for either Medicaid or SCHIP.
A spotlight brief examines how lack of health coverage for parents impacts the health coverage, access and finances of their families.
Two briefs analyze heath insurance coverage and access for low-income non-citizen adults and children and discuss provider insights into the obstacles these populations face in obtaining coverage and receiving care.
Previous years’ chartbooks analyzing data on health insurance coverage, with special attention to the uninsured.
A report evaluating research from the past 25 years to assess the consequences of being uninsured for health status and economic opportunity.
Threadbare: Holes in America’s Health Care Safety Net describes the impact of coverage gaps in our safety net through the perspectives of those who provide care to the uninsured and first-hand accounts of the uninsured who are seeking care.
Challenges and Tradeoffs in Low-Income Family Budgets: Implications for Health Coverage explores the experiences of families trying to make ends meet on limited budgets by discussing these families' work, spending patterns, financial challenges, priorities and tradeoffs and health care and coverage.
Public Opinion on the Uninsured examines the level of public concern and knowledge about the uninsured problem and views of policy options to expand coverage.
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