According to the Census Bureau's 2005 Current Population Survey (CPS), 45.8 million individuals in 2004 or 15.7% of the civilian non-institutionalized population were uninsured. Those that lack insurance represent a diverse group. Understanding the uninsured population is important for policy makers looking to design solutions to the problem.
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ASPE produces health policy research with a focus on equity, coverage, and access. Find resources related to a broad range of topics, including the uninsured population, vaccine hesitancy, Medicaid/CHIP, Medicare, the federal marketplace (HealthCare.gov), telehealth, health care delivery, underserved areas, delivery system transformation, health outcomes, and social determinants of health.
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Vaccine Hesitancy for COVID-19: State, County, and Local Estimates
To support state and local communication and outreach efforts, ASPE developed state, county, and sub-state level predictions of hesitancy rates using the most recently available federal survey data. Explore the interactive map and other resources.
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Overview of the Uninsured in the United States: An analysis of the 2005 Current Population Survey
Evaluability Assessment of Discharge Planning and the Prevention of Homelessness
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Assistive Device Use Among the Elderly: Trends, Characteristics of Users, and Implications for Modeling
This study adds to understanding by updating information on trends in use of disability equipment and exploring how disability and other characteristics differ for equipment users and nonusers. Data are from the 1984-1999 rounds of the National Long Term Care Survey, which has been a key source of earlier information on trends in equipment use.
Assessment of the Uses and Users of Healthier US and Healthy People 2010
Prepared by: National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago 1350 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 223-6040 Prepared for:
Developing A Risk Adjustment Methodology for Medicare Drug Plans
This paper describes the work NORC did to supplement the Federal Employee Health Benefits data (FEHBP) used to develop drug risk adjustment factors for over 65 individuals with a full drug supplement to Medicare. This data needed to be supplemented because the FEHBP data did not adequately represent, low-income, disabled, or non east Coast populations.
Regulatory Review of Adult Day Services: Final Report
Although adult day care and adult day health care are increasingly promoted as key community-based services for older persons, little is known about their provision, utilization, or outcomes; this is largely due to a paucity of data.