Overview
Health insurance promotes overall well-being by improving access to care, reducing financial burdens, and supporting better health outcomes. Without health insurance, people are less likely to have a regular health care provider and more likely to skip routine health care which puts them at risk for serious health problems (HP2030 – AHS-01).
Goal
Increase the proportion of socioeconomically disadvantaged community members who are currently insured from 33% to the Healthy People 2030 target of 92.4% by June 30, 2029.
Target Population
Socioeconomically disadvantaged community members
Currently Insured chart description: Chart shows that 33% of socioeconomically disadvantaged adults are currently insured, as compared to 93% of randomly surveyed adults. The Healthy People 2030 target for socioeconomically disadvantaged adults being currently insured is 92.4%.
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- Socioeconomically disadvantaged – means living in less favorable social and economic circumstance than others in the same community. For example, it could be not having enough money to meet basic needs, such as rent, food, medicine and transport, or it could be not having access to the same education opportunities or literacy as other people. The disadvantage results from one or more of the following circumstances: poverty, source of income, illiteracy, level of education, address, type of housing or homelessness, employment status or any other similar circumstance.
- Healthy People 2030 (HP2030) sets data-drive national objectives to improve health and well-being over the next decade. HP2030 objective – increase the proportion of people with health insurance – AHS-01.
