Nearly 6.4 Million Californians Lacked Health Insurance in 2007 -- Recession Likely to Reverse Small Gains in Coverage

Autor: Brown, E. Richard, Lavarreda, Shana Alex, Peckham, Erin, Chia, Y. Jenny
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Brown, E. Richard; Lavarreda, Shana Alex; Peckham, Erin; & Chia, Y. Jenny. (2008). Nearly 6.4 Million Californians Lacked Health Insurance in 2007--Recession Likely to Reverse Small Gains in Coverage. UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. UCLA: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/79j9n6m5
Popis: This policy brief draws upon CHIS 2007 data to examine latest trends in health insurance for the state of California. The authors found that nearly a quarter of all Californians under age 65 –- or 6.4 million people -– were without health insurance for all or some of 2007. This number represents 19.5% of all Californians under age 65, which is slightly lower than the uninsured rate of 20.2% in 2005. However, the authors note that although the data was collected during a period of relative economic strength, the gains were small and are now likely to be reversed by the 2008-2009 recession.
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