Available Data on Alaska

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Available Data on Alaskas Uninsured

• December 2006
• Health Planning Systems Development Unit
• Office of the Commissioner
• Alaska Department of Health Social Services
• Phone [phone]
• www.hss.state.ak.us/commissioner/Healthplanning

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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

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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

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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.
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Race of the Uninsured, Alaska2003-2005 average
Alaska Natives make up nearly 16 of the
population, but account for 19 of the uninsured.
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Percent of Uninsured Alaskans By Household Income
level 2003-2005 average
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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)
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Health Coverage by Employment Status(2003-2005
average)
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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
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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
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Data Sources

• U.S. Census Bureau Current Population Survey
  (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement,
  2003 through 2005
• (http//www.census.gov/hhes/www/cpstc/cps_table_cr
  eator.html)
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Policy,
  Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), 2004
• (http//www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/survey_comp/Insu
  rance.jsp)

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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_at_health.state.ak.us
• Write Health Planning Systems Development
• PO Box 110601 Juneau AK 99811