Uninsured Minority Adults

An analysis of data from the Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Survey finds that 62% of Hispanic adults ages 19 to 64 lacked health insurance at some point during 2005 and that about 33% of black adults in the same age group lacked coverage at some point during the same period.

Health Care Disconnect: Gaps in Coverage and Care for Minority Adults
Findings from the Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Survey (2005), an August 2006 Issue Brief, is available online http://www.cmwf.org/usr_doc/941_Doty_hlt_care_disconnect_disparities_issue_bri.pdf