Over 1 Million Individuals Without Pennsylvania Health Insurance
Today’s edition of the Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report newsletter highlighted a sobering statistic about Pennsylvania health insurance: over one million residents lack it! According to the study, conducted last year:
- More than 8% of the state’s population is uninsured, compared to 7.5% in 2004.
- The number of uninsured children in Pennsylvania increased 5%, to 140,000.
- 880,000 Pennsylvanian adults are without health insurance, up 17%.
More than 60% of uninsured adults are employed, but either work for employers that don’t offer health insurance, or can’t afford the insurance offered. 18% of the uninsured have gone without health insurance for over five years.
There is a state-sponsored health care plan called adultBasic for adults that have gone without health insurance for at least three months, but it currently has a long waiting list. Children’s health insurance is also available through SCHIP or Medicaid.
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