Approximately 80 percent of Americans aged 18-64 report having health insurance coverage, with the percentage increasing among the employed and those in upper-income groups, according to a Colorado Health Institute report.
According to the report, 24 percent of Americans with health insurance rate their health as "excellent," compared to 15 percent of people without health insurance. More people without insurance rated their health as "good", "fair" or "poor" compared to those with health insurance, whereas those with health insurance were more likely to say their health was "excellent" or "very good."
The findings are based on nearly 200,000 interviews conducted from Jan. 2011 until Oct. 2011 as part of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index. According to the results, Americans with health insurance are more than twice as likely to say they have a personal physician, at 85 percent compared to 37 percent. The insured are also more likely to have received a medical diagnosis in their lifetime than the uninsured.
Those with health insurance are also more likely to have been diagnosed with high blood pressure, high cholesterol and cancer. Interestingly, those without health insurance are more likely to have been diagnosed with depression and heart attacks.
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According to the report, 24 percent of Americans with health insurance rate their health as "excellent," compared to 15 percent of people without health insurance. More people without insurance rated their health as "good", "fair" or "poor" compared to those with health insurance, whereas those with health insurance were more likely to say their health was "excellent" or "very good."
The findings are based on nearly 200,000 interviews conducted from Jan. 2011 until Oct. 2011 as part of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index. According to the results, Americans with health insurance are more than twice as likely to say they have a personal physician, at 85 percent compared to 37 percent. The insured are also more likely to have received a medical diagnosis in their lifetime than the uninsured.
Those with health insurance are also more likely to have been diagnosed with high blood pressure, high cholesterol and cancer. Interestingly, those without health insurance are more likely to have been diagnosed with depression and heart attacks.
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