Report Evaluates Efforts To Extend Health Insurance To Uninsured Subpopulations

Main Category: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance
Article Date: 28 Apr 2008 - 9:00 PDT

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"Understanding the Uninsured: Tailoring Policy Solutions for Different Subpopulations," National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation: The report found that one in four people who lack health insurance in the U.S. is eligible for public insurance programs but is not enrolled because people are not aware the programs exist, do not know how to enroll, fear being linked with a publicly financed program or are unable to maintain enrollment. The report, using 2006 data from the 2007 Current Population Survey, details policy options to extend coverage to the uninsured, as well as options for covering uninsured young adults and older adults who are not yet eligible for Medicare (NIHCM release, 4/25).

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