Large populations of Virginia’s ethnic minorities are uninsured:
Uninsured individuals and families often lack basic preventative health care:
- 48% of Hispanics under age 64
- 20% of African-Americans under age 64
- 11% of Caucasians under age 64
Uninsured individuals and families often lack basic preventative health care:
- Most cannot afford basic medicines
- Many prolong medical treatment until their condition becomes critical
- The emergency room often becomes the primary care facility for the uninsured. This drives up health care costs for everyone, including those with insurance.
Did you know...
The medically underserved in America represent a mission field larger than the entire population of France! (statistic from the Christian Community Health Foundation).
The Uninsured: A Growing Problem Among Virginians
The medically underserved in America represent a mission field larger than the entire population of France! (statistic from the Christian Community Health Foundation).
The Uninsured: A Growing Problem Among Virginians
- Nearly 1,200,000 Virginians have no health insurance
- Nearly 250,000 live in Central Virginia
- 77% of the uninsured work full or part-time
- Most work in low paying, service industry jobs
- Each year thousands of Virginians join the ranks of the uninsured
- Most are between the ages of 19 and 64
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