Minorities More Likely Than Others In California To Be Uninsured, Families USA Survey Finds

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Article Date: 07 Apr 2009 - 4:00 PDT

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Minorities in California are more likely than others to be uninsured in the last two years, according to a Families USA survey released last week, the Los Angeles Times reports. The survey found that 53% of Hispanics and 38% of blacks were uninsured between 2007 and 2008, compared with 25% of whites (Lin, Los Angeles Times, 4/3).

Families USA is releasing reports on all 50 states (Kaiser Health Disparities Report, 3/31).

About 37% of non-senior Californians went without health insurance for at least one month between 2007 and 2008, and three-fourths of that group were uninsured for at least six months, the Sacramento Bee reports.

According to the survey, 80.2% of uninsured Californians were employed but did not receive health insurance through their jobs (Calvan, Sacramento Bee, 4/3).

Anthony Wright, executive director of Health Access California, said, "Being uninsured is not something that happens to only some people in California," adding, "It is a condition that all of us are faced with the potential of, and that many of us face on a regular basis" (Los Angeles Times, 4/3).

The report is available online (.pdf).

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