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Publication Date: December 2008
Publisher: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Author(s): E. Richard Brown; Shana Alex Lavarreda; Erin Peckham; Y. Jenny Chia
Research Area: Health
Keywords: health insurance; finance; California
Type: Brief
Coverage: California
Abstract:
This policy brief draws upon CHIS 2007 data to examine latest trends in health insurance for the state of California. The authors found that nearly a quarter of all Californians under age 65 -- or 6.4 million people -- were without health insurance for all or some of 2007. This number represents 19.5% of all Californians under age 65, which is slightly lower than the uninsured rate of 20.2% in 2005. However, the authors note that although the data was collected during a period of relative economic strength, the gains were small and are now likely to be reversed by the 2008-2009 recession.