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Health & Well-Being » Access

Why It's Important

Differences in access to health care can have far-reaching consequences. Those denied access to basic health care might live shorter and more constrained lives. Access to healthcare, community-based programs and services is vital.

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How Richmond Is Doing

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How Virginia Is Doing

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How the U.S. Is Doing

According to the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, health insurance affects access to health care as well as a person's financial well-being.

Over 50 percent of uninsured adults have no regular source of health care.
They are 4 times more likely to delay or forgo needed care than the insured.
The safety net of community clinics and public hospitals are unable to substitute fully for the broader access to health care that insurance provides.
Delaying or forgoing needed care can lead to more serious health problems.
Overall, the uninsured are also less likely to receive preventive care.
Researchers estimate that continuous health coverage could decrease premature mortality rates by up to 25 percent among uninsured adults. Cost barriers to health care have been growing in the past decade, even among insured adults. But the uninsured have lost the most ground and it impacts even more than their health.

(KAISER COMMISSION ON MEDICAID AND THE UNINSURED, 2009)

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