HEALTH COVERAGE 2001

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HEALTH COVERAGE 2001
Meeting the Challenge of the Uninsured
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What we did
Public Opinion Strategies and Lake Snell Perry
and Associates conducted a survey of 500 adults
in New York on December 13-14, 2000. The sample
was drawn proportional to the adult population in
each county. The margin of error for this sample
is ? 4.38.
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There is overwhelming support for making sure all
families and children have access to affordable
health insurance, even if it costs them more.
83
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Three out of four respondents are willing to pay
50 a year in additional taxes to make sure all
Americans have health coverage.
75
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Yes
No
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And there is broad support for using the federal
budget surplus to provide coverage for the
uninsured.
85
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Yes
No
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New Yorkers say that passing laws to help
families and children who have no insurance
receive health care coverage is an important
priority for Congress and the new president.
94
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In terms of top priorities for New Yorkers, it is
the number one priority along with preserving
social security.

• 69 Passing laws to help the uninsured
• 69 Preserving Social Security
• 63 Increasing funding for public schools
• 61 Adding prescription drug benefit
• 56 Preserving Medicare
• 47 Cutting federal taxes
• 43 Passing HMOs, managed care reform

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The people of New York believe the problem HAS
gotten worse and WILL get worse in the future.
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Adults in New York say the number of uninsured in
the state has increased in the last 10 years, and
will continue to increase.
Over the Next 10 Years
Over the Last 10 Years
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Increased
Decreased
Stayed the Same
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The majority of adults in New York
misidentify and believe most uninsured are
in households where no one is working.
Uninsured are Employed people and people from
families where someone is employed
43
Uninsured are Unemployed people and people
from families where no one is employed
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Dont know
53
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10 of New York adults say they do not currently
have any health coverage, but 18 percent say
they lacked coverage sometime in the last three
years.
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Lacked Coverage sometime in the last three years
Uninsured Today
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of New Yorkers say they or a family member have
had to postpone medical care or treatment because
they had no health care coverage
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Most frequently, New Yorkers without insurance
say they postpone doctors visits and filling
prescriptions.

• Reporting that they postpone
• Doctors visits 56
• Filling prescriptions 44
• Medical tests 27
• Emergency room care 24
• Shots 20

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It's time to take action.
HEALTH COVERAGE 2001
Meeting the Challenge of the Uninsured
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