Health Care Insurance

Nonelderly uninsured (age up to 65) are likely to be younger, have lower incomes and lower education levels than the nonelderly insured. Coverage among diverse racial and ethnic groups is well below coverage among whites.
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Despite a decline in the number of total uninsured in the last few years, there are still more people uninsured than in the late 1980s. An estimated 1.2 million uninsured New Yorkers are eligible for an existing public health insurance program (United Hospital Fund, reference)

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The lowest health insurance coverage rates among the entire population in NYS are found in New York City, the North Country, and rural areas in the southwestern part of the state.

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More than 20% of the entire population are uninsured in neighborhoods in the western part of Queens, the south Bronx, and the northeastern part of Brooklyn.

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Despite higher rates of nonelderly insurance coverage in NYS compared to the nation, about 2.5 million people in NYS lack insurance.

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