Uninsured Kids Likely To Go Without Any Medical Care

August 4, 2005

A study by two research groups finds more than one-fifth of uninsured children in New York went without medical care for an entire year, while in Florida the percentage was even higher – one out of four. Conversely, 92 percent of the insured New York Children, and 88 percent of Florida’s insured children received care during the same period, according to the research.

Uninsured children in New York were 12 times more likely not to receive needed medical care than New York children with insurance, while in Florida, they were 20 time more likely to go without medical care. The research was prepared by analysts at the State Health Access Data Assistance Center, located at the University of Minnesota, and the Urban Institute in Washington, D.C.