Compared to Distribution

an indicator guage with the arrow in the green the value is in the best half of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the yellow the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the red the value is in the worst quarter of communities.

Compared to Target

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Compared to a Single Value

green diamond with downward arrow inside it lower than the comparison value; red diamond with downward arrow inside it higher than the comparison value; blue diamond with downward arrow inside it not statistically different from comparison value.

Trend

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Compared to Prior Value

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green chart bars Significantly better than the overall value

red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

gray chart bars No data on significance available

Uninsured Adult Population Rate

State: Kansas

Measurement Period: 2021

This indicator shows the estimated percent of persons ages 18-64 who are uninsured

Why is this important?

Health insurance coverage is an important determinant of access to health care and health status. Uninsured children and nonelderly adults are substantially less likely than their insured counterparts to have a usual source of health care or a recent health care visit. The major source of coverage for persons under age 65 is private employer-sponsored group health insurance. Individual and family private health insurance coverage can also be purchased either directly or through the Health Insurance Marketplace or state-based exchanges.

Public programs, such as Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, provide coverage for many low-income children and adults. Changes in insurance coverage for Kansans in the past decade helped narrow coverage gaps among racial and ethnic groups and people at different income levels. However, despite those improvements, many significant disparities remain. Hispanic, Any Race, Kansans were still 3.3 times more likely to be uninsured than non-Hispanic Whites in 2018 (21.7 percent compared to 6.6 percent).

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