Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Early Release / Vol. 59, November 9, 2010

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• Alternative Title:
  Vital Signs: Health Insurance Coverage and Health Care Utilization — United States, 2006–2009 and January–March 2010
• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(U.S.)
• Description:
  The increasing number of persons in the United States with no health insurance has implications both for individual health and societal costs. Because of cost concerns, millions of uninsured persons forgo some needed health care, which can lead to poorer health and potentially to greater medical expenditures in the long term.
  
  CDC analyzed data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) for 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 and early release NHIS data from the first quarter of 2010 to determine the number of persons without health insurance or with gaps in coverage and to assess whether lack of insurance coverage was associated with increased levels of forgone health care. Data were analyzed further by demographic characteristics, family income level, and selected chronic conditions.
  
  An increasing number of persons in the United States, including those at middle income levels, have had periods with no health insurance coverage in recent years, which is associated with increased levels of forgone health care. Persons aged 18–64 years with chronic conditions and without consistent health insurance coverage are much more likely to forgo needed medical care than persons with the same conditions and continuous coverage.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Chronic Disease Delivery Of Health Care / Statistics & Numerical Data Demography Health Care Surveys Health Expenditures Health Services / Statistics & Numerical Data Income Insurance Coverage / Statistics & Numerical Data Medically Uninsured
• Source:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), 2010; v. 59, MMWR: Early Release
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Subseries:
  MMWR: Early Release
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Issue
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  7 pdf pages
• Volume:
  59
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/257374/cdc_257374_DS1.pdf
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