Consumer Union Poll on Health Care

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Americans cutting back on health care to save money | McClatchy


"The survey by the nonpartisan organization found that 51 percent of Americans have "faced difficult health care choices in the past year."

http://www.consumersunion.org/pub/core_health_care/015137.html

 

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Another Look at Health Care

For best healthcare, location matters: study | Health | Reuters

Generally, the report found, states in the South, Southwest and lower Midwest have worse insurance rates and less access to good medical treatment.

In an example of the disparate coverage, the report found that more than 25 percent of children in the bottom five states did not receive recommended vaccinations, while in the top five states, only 10 percent went without vaccinations.

MOST ADULTS DON'T HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE

At the national level, the dearth of health insurance for adults resembles an epidemic, Schoen said.

Since the start of the decade, the number of states with high uninsured rates for adults -- which the report measured as 23 percent or higher -- rose to nine from two. While the number with rates of 14 percent or less dropped to 11 from 22.

From 2007 to 2009, health insurance coverage of adults aged 18 to 64 declined in 31 states.

The number of states with high rates of uninsured children, on the other hand, dropped, as the federal government expanded its support of the Childrens Health Insurance Program, which targets children of low-income families.

 

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For best healthcare, location matters: study | Health | Reuters

Generally, the report found, states in the South, Southwest and lower Midwest have worse insurance rates and less access to good medical treatment.

In an example of the disparate coverage, the report found that more than 25 percent of children in the bottom five states did not receive recommended vaccinations, while in the top five states, only 10 percent went without vaccinations.

MOST ADULTS DON'T HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE

At the national level, the dearth of health insurance for adults resembles an epidemic, Schoen said.

Since the start of the decade, the number of states with high uninsured rates for adults -- which the report measured as 23 percent or higher -- rose to nine from two. While the number with rates of 14 percent or less dropped to 11 from 22.

From 2007 to 2009, health insurance coverage of adults aged 18 to 64 declined in 31 states.

The number of states with high rates of uninsured children, on the other hand, dropped, as the federal government expanded its support of the Childrens Health Insurance Program, which targets children of low-income families.

Well there's one thing Obama's mandate will cure - the low insurance coverage problem.