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Available Data on Alaska’s Uninsured

Available Data on Alaska’s Uninsured. December 2006 Health Planning & Systems Development Unit Office of the Commissioner Alaska Department of Health & Social Services Phone: 465-3091 www.hss.state.ak.us/commissioner/Healthplanning. Who are the Uninsured in Alaska?.

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Available Data on Alaska’s Uninsured

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  1. Available Data on Alaska’s Uninsured December 2006 Health Planning & Systems Development Unit Office of the Commissioner Alaska Department of Health & Social Services Phone: 465-3091 www.hss.state.ak.us/commissioner/Healthplanning

  2. Who are the Uninsured in Alaska? About 117,000 Alaskans (18% of the population) have been counted as uninsured in 2005. • Young adults, males, and Alaska Natives are more likely to be uninsured. • People who are self-employed, part-time workers, seasonal workers, and people who work for small firms are most likely to be uninsured. • Most of the uninsured are employed; most uninsured who are not employed are children and others not in the workforce; only one in ten of the uninsured are unemployed people in the workforce. *Current Population Survey (CPS), US Census Bureau akdhss/hpsd

  3. Age of the Uninsured in Alaska, 2003-2005 Average • 20,000 Uninsured Alaskans are 0-17 • 21,000 Uninsured Alaskans are 18-24 • 46,000 Uninsured Alaskans are 25-44 • 30,000 Uninsured Alaskans are 45-64 • 800 Uninsured Alaskans are 65 and older akdhss/hpsd

  4. Age and Sex of the Uninsured in Alaska, 2003-2005 average Although 18-24 year olds are about 1/5 of the uninsured, a higher proportion of 18-24 year olds (about 1/3) are uninsured than for any other age group. Males are more likely to be uninsured – The CPS reports 16% of females and nearly 20% of males are uninsured. akdhss/hpsd

  5. Percent of Uninsured Alaskans By Household Income level2003-2005 average akdhss/hpsd

  6. Health Insurance Coverage of Alaskans, 2003-2004(Source: www.statehealthfacts.org, Medicaid data from CMS/USDHHS Administrative Data, other from Current Population Survey, US Bureau of the Census) akdhss/hpsd

  7. Uninsured Alaskans by Firm Size2004 Less than one-fourth of firms with less than 10 employees offer health insurance to their employees and nearly all firms with more than 100 employees offer some type of health insurance. Source: MEPS, 2004 akdhss/hpsd

  8. Percent of Private Sector Firms Offering Health Insurance by Industry, 2004 Less than one half of all employers in Alaska offer health insurance. Source: MEPS, 2004 akdhss/hpsd

  9. Where to Find Information For links to information about insurance, links to data and research on the uninsured, and information about the State Planning Grant: www.hss.state.ak.us/commissioner/healthplanning/ planninggrant/default.htm/ Email: infohealthplanning@health.state.ak.us Write: Health Planning & Systems Development PO Box 110601 Juneau AK 99811 akdhss/hpsd

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