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The new face of the uninsured

Case Management Weekly, October 11, 2006

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 More than 9 million children in the United States lack health insurance and the majority of them come from families where at least one parent works, according to study by Families USA, a nonprofit healthcare advocacy group.

The report finds that 88.3% of uninsured children ages 18 or younger live in a household with one working parent, and about 70% of uninsured children live in a household with a parent who works full-time year round. Among households with two working-parents, 30% of U.S children still lack basic health insurance.

Uninsured children are less likely to have a primary source of healthcare and often have fewer doctor visits compared with insured children, according to the study. Nearly one-third of children who have been uninsured a year or more have not seen a doctor within the past year.

Source: Bureau of National Affairs

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