Monday, March 26, 2012
Tweet[IWS] NCHS: HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January–September 2011 [March 2012]
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National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January–September 2011 [March 2012]
by Michael E. Martinez, M.P.H., M.H.S.A.; and Robin A. Cohen, Ph.D.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/Insur201203.pdf
[full-text, 31 pages]
Highlights
• From January through September 2011, 46.6 million persons of all ages (15.2%) were uninsured at the time of interview, 59.3 million (19.4%) had been uninsured for at least part of the year prior to interview, and 34.4 million (11.3%) had been uninsured for more than a year at the time of interview.
• From January through September 2011, the percentage of children under age 18 years who were uninsured at the time of interview was 7.2%.
• Among adults aged 19–25, the percentage uninsured at the time of interview decreased from 33.9% (10 million) in 2010 to 28.7% (8.6 million) in the first 9 months of 2011.
• Among adults aged 19–25, 55.5% were covered by a private plan in the first 9 months of 2011, an increase from 2010 (51.0%).
• From January through September 2011, 29.3% of persons under age 65 with private health insurance at the time of interview were enrolled in a high deductible health plan (HDHP), including 9.2% who were enrolled in a consumer-directed health plan (CDHP). More than 50% of persons with a private plan obtained by means other than through employment were enrolled in an HDHP. An estimated 21.3% of persons with private health insurance were in a family with a flexible spending account (FSA) for medical expenses.
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